Karl Marx

Is the Grand Old Man re-emerging? More than twenty years after the collapse of Communism, and in the midst of the crisis of Capitalism, Karl Marxs ideas, at least in part, are back in vogue. He is often invoked, yet often misunderstood. In this award-winning biography Rolf Hosfeld offers a new, transparent, and critical view of Marxs turbulent life. Linking the contradictory politician and revolutionary to his workhis errors and misjudgments as well as his pioneering ideasHosfeld presents a vivid account of Marxs life between Trier and London. At the same time, he renders accessible Marxs complex work, one of the worlds most important contributions to the history of ideas.