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Title Copyright Contents Meet the author Only got a minute? Only got five minutes? Only got ten minutes? Introduction 1 Marx’s early life

Europe at the time of Marx The early life of Marx University life Life as a journalist The Communist Manifesto Exile

2 Marx’s later life

The move to London Family life in London Marx and Engels Work in London Das Kapital The International The later years

3 Marx and philosophy

A brief history of philosophy Which philosophers influenced Marx? Ancient Greek philosophers European philosophy Utopian Socialists Revolutionaries and anarchists The importance of Hegel and Feuerbach How did Marx differ from those who went before? Political economy What part did Engels play?

4 Economic theory

Dialectical materialism, historical materialism and economy The capitalist economy Commodities Theory of surplus value Profit and the division of labour Capitalism in crisis Falling wages and profits Social labour Accumulation and crisis Centralization of the economy Was Marx right about the economy?

5 Economy and society

Imperialism and colonialism Fetishism Exploitation

6 Class, class struggle and revolution

Introduction The development of capitalist society Dialectical materialism and class structure Class in the capitalist society Ideology Class struggle Workers’ power and education The Communist League and class struggle The International Working Men’s Association Is revolution inevitable?

7 Further Marxist thought

After the revolution Communist society Religion Women’s rights and the family Art and culture Freedom and the individual

8 Marxism after Marx – ideas that changed the world

The spread of Marxist thought The development of socialism Russian communism Chinese communism The Cold War The decline of communism Has Marxism failed?

9 Marxism after Marx – the development of Marxist thought

Types of Marxism Where does Marx fit in? Is Marxism relevant in the twenty-first century? The future

Glossary Taking it further Index