{"product_id":"karl-marx-philosophy-and-revolution-9780300211702","title":"Karl Marx: Philosophy and Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a new exploration of Karl Marx's life through his intellectual contributions to modern thought\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A perceptive and fair-minded corrective to superficial treatments of the man.\"--Jonathan Rose, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Karl Marx (1818-1883)--philosopher, historian, sociologist, economist, current affairs journalist, and editor--was one of the most influential and revolutionary thinkers of modern history, but he is rarely thought of as a Jewish thinker, and his Jewish background is either overlooked or misrepresented. Here, distinguished scholar Shlomo Avineri argues that Marx's Jewish origins did leave a significant impression on his work. Marx was born in Trier, then part of Prussia, and his family had enjoyed equal rights and emancipation under earlier French control of the area. But then its annexation to Prussia deprived the Jewish population of its equal rights. These developments led to the reluctant conversion of Marx's father, and similar tribulations radicalized many young intellectuals of that time who came from a Jewish background. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Avineri puts Marx's Jewish background in its proper and balanced perspective, and traces Marx's intellectual development in light of the historical, intellectual, and political contexts in which he lived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Jewish Lives: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity to the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series ever to receive this award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore praise for Jewish Lives: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Excellent.\" - New York times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Exemplary.\" - Wall St. Journal \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Distinguished.\" - New Yorker \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Superb.\" - The Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300211702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.20w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shlomo Avineri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52161287094453,"sku":"9780300211702","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fa3399ad-415c-44f3-a326-25d138944bf1.jpg?v=1768317648","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/karl-marx-philosophy-and-revolution-9780300211702","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}