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An Introduction to Karl Marx
Cover of the first edition
AuthorJon Elster
LanguageEnglish
SubjectKarl Marx
Published1986
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
ISBN978-0521338318

An Introduction to Karl Marx is a 1986 book about Karl Marx by Jon Elster.

Summary

Elster analyzes Marx's ideas from the standpoint of rational choice theory.[1]

Scholarly reception

Political scientist David McLellan, writing in the 1995 edition of his Karl Marx: His Life and Thought, praised the work for its rigor and accessibility.[2]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Carver 1995. p. 214.
  2. ^ McLellan 1995. p. 441.

Bibliography

Books
  • Berlin, Isaiah; Ryan, Alan; Carver, Terrell (1995). Karl Marx: His Life and Environment. London: Fontana Press. ISBN 0-00-686339-6.
  • McLellan, David (1995). Karl Marx: A Biography. London: Papermac. ISBN 0-333-63947-2.