Karl Marx: His Life and Thought

Summary

Karl Marx : His Life and Thought is a 1973 biography of Karl Marx by the political scientist David McLellan. The work was republished as Karl Marx: A Biography in 1995.

Karl Marx: His Life and Thought
Cover of the first edition
AuthorDavid McLellan
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectKarl Marx
PublisherMacmillan Publishers
Publication date
1973
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages464 (1995 edition)
ISBN978-0-333-44541-9

Summary edit

McLellan deals with Marx's intellectual, political and private life.[1]

Reception edit

The political theorist Terrell Carver described the book as, "The most comprehensive scholarly account of Marx's life and works".[2] The historian of science Roger Smith called it "readable and reliable".[3]

References edit

  1. ^ McLellan 1995. pp. 269-270, 438-447.
  2. ^ Carver 1995. p. 211.
  3. ^ Smith 1997. p. 954.

Bibliography edit

  • Berlin, Isaiah; Ryan, Alan; Carver, Terrell (1995). Karl Marx: His Life and Environment. London: Fontana Press. ISBN 0-00-686339-6.
  • McLellan, David (1995). The Thought of Karl Marx: An Introduction. London: Papermac. ISBN 0-333-63948-0.
  • Smith, Roger (1997). The Norton History of the Human Sciences. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-31733-1.