Rolf Hosfeld

Gebundenes Buch

Karl Marx

An Intellectual Biography

Beschreibung

A critical study on Marx, seeing him in a historical perspective as a figure from the past with great errors as well as path breaking ideas and achievements. A readable book, also for non-specialists. A key work both for understanding the origins of communism and the social democratic movements. Explores the relevance of Marx's concepts in the context of contemporary economic difficulty

Autor

Rolf Hosfeld studied German Literature, History, Political Science, and Philosophy at the Universities of Frankfurt/Main and Berlin, where he received his PhD with a dissertation on Heinrich Heine. He has worked as university lecturer, editor, journalist, and ¿lm and TV director and has published numerous essays, scholarly articles, and books on historical, cultural, and political topics, including a biography of Hegel, a history of the Armenian genocide, a history of the GDR, and a biography of Kurt Tucholsky. Currently, he is the Academic Director of the Potsdam Lepsius House, a Research Center for Genocide Studies, and works as an independent writer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780857457424
• ISBN-10: 085745742X
• Artikelnr.: 36833735