☑ Why Marx Was Right

As the imf dishes out its medicine in lisbon dublin and athens and the limitations of neo liberalism become more apparent the moment is surely right for a compelling account of karl marxs relevance to the modern world. In a world in which capitalism has been shaken to its roots by some major crises why marx was right is as urgent and timely as it is brave and candid.

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But even so this book provides a formidable compendium that will be a useful reference for any socialist.

Why marx was right. Seasoned marxists will find most of the arguments presented here familiar but argued with verve. He is currently distinguished professor of english literature at lancaster university and has published over forty books including literary theory. Written with eagletons familiar wit humor and clarity it will attract an audience far beyond the confines of academia.

But like all fashions it was bound to have a limited life of novelty and vitality and we are now living through its decadence without any clear indication of what will supersede it. An introduction which has sold over 750000. Why marx was right is a welcome return to the core of marxist thought executed with wit and panache.

Busts of karl marx created in 2008 to mark 125 years since his death. Why marx was right is an argument on two fronts one being that karl marx never advocated for much of what was attributed to him and the other that what karl marx actually proposed is very appropriate for our age. Eagleton is quite right to assert that we can never go back to a state of pre theory innocence about the transparency of language or the ideological neutrality of interpretation.