Early Writings

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McGraw-Hill, 1964 - Political Science - 227 pages
The three major writings in this excellent volume are: "On the Jewish Question", "Contributions to the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right. Introduction" and "Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts." All were published originally in 1844 when Marx was 26 and present the "humanist ethic" of this controversial figure, as well as the relation between his early Hegelian idea and his later sociological investigations.

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Karl Heinrich Marx, one of the fathers of communism, was born on May 5, 1818 in Trier, Germany. He was educated at a variety of German colleges, including the University of Jena. He was an editor of socialist periodicals and a key figure in the Working Man's Association. Marx co-wrote his best-known work, "The Communist Manifesto" (1848), with his friend, Friedrich Engels. Marx's most important work, however, may be "Das Kapital" (1867), an analysis of the economics of capitalism. He died on March 14, 1883 in London, England.

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