Marx: A Clear Guide

Edward Reiss, "Marx: A Clear Guide"

Publisher: Pluto Press | 1996 | ISBN 0745310141 | PDF | 183 pages | 11.1 MB

It is exceedingly good. Lively and original, a splendid introduction. (David McLellan, Professor of Political Theory, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, UK.) It comes as a pleasant relief to read an introduction to Marx and his work that is generally clear and reliable… This is an honest, thoughtful and at times provocative study of Marx and Marxism. It is highly recommended. (The Socialist Standard, August 1997, p. 17.)

Edward Reiss has steered an admirably balanced path. He portrays the emotional drives without neglecting the intellectual content; he clarifies without simplifying; he selects without distorting, and he presents Marx against the background of contemporary scholarship without sacrificing the historical context of his thought. Reiss lets Marx emerge in his own words, but the words extend to parts of the life and work unreached by other introductions. Edward Reiss has laboured long and hard in the Marx mine and has come up with a gem. (Dr Alan Carling, Senior Lecturer, University of Bradford).