The Metamorphoses of Young Marx
Publisher
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PUF
Parution date
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2002
EAN
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9782130524984
Description
How did a young student at the University of Humboldt, a philosopher and philologist specializing in Greek prosography, become the leader of one of the world’s great revolutionary movements? Based upon the seven years during which Karl Marx became author of “The Communist Manifesto” and later, the monumental "Das Kapital", this book is an intellectual biography of his youthful beginnings. It chronicles his years in Paris and Brussels, his memorable ruptures with different mentors and protectors such as Friedrich Engels and Ludwig Feuerbach, and finally, his ambivalent relationship with his putative spiritual father, Georg Hegel. Using a fresh and original sociological approach, Jean-Louis Lacascade brings this little-known period in Marx’s life to the forefront.
Author
Jean-Louis Lacascade : Jean-Louis Lacascade is a sociologist at the CSU (Cultures et sociétiés urbaines), laboratory of the CNRS-IRESCO (Institut de recherches sur les societés contemporaines). After pursuing theater and film studies, he later turned to the study of urban planning and technologies. Author of a thesis on Marx titled “Marxism as a Way of Life”, he has devoted himself for several years to the socio-genesis of Marx’s work. This book is part of an important series devoted to Marx studies entitled Actuel Marx Confrontation, under the direction of Jacques Bidet, Gérard Duménil and Jacques Texier.
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