The Marx-Engels Reader - Second Edition [B1605]

1978 PB with wear, underlining, and occasional highlighting of text. This edition of the leading anthology provides the essential writings of Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895)-- those works necessary for an introduction to Marxist thought and ideology. The volume is arranged to show both the chronological and the thematic development of the two great thinkers. Selections range in coverage from history, society, and economics, to politics, philosophy, and the strategy and tactics of social revolution.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Went into this expecting dry philosophy/economics, but this was really anything but - kinda helped me reignite that spark that got me into philosophy in the first place, that feeling of conversing with an author infinitely smarter than you that always anticipates your arguments and responses before you even get the chance to formulate them. Also, the writing itself was very impressive in terms of style, at points it got even.. floral. Very pleasant surprise."; "I genuinely think that this one is worth reading start-to-finish! It is approachable and I think seeing what Marx and Engels had to say makes you realize just how ahead of their time they were. Some parts were a bit blah and a product of their time (his piece on India comes to mind...) but overall an interesting read."; "Good collection of their writings. Interesting seeing the development of Marx's thought. I especially liked reading the more philosophical texts (e.g. "Socialism, Utopian and Scientific", "The German Ideology", Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts 1844). Really good for an introduction into Marxism, and I intend to go on to read the full volumes of Marx's "Capital" (there are parts of each of the volumes in this book, but obviously doesn't include them in their entirety)."; "The editors capture most of the essential texts that define Marx and Engels. Its fairly comprehensive and I highly recommend it."