Isaiah Berlin's compelling portrait of the father of socialism is a classic of modern scholarship, the best short account written of Marx' life & thought. It provides a penetrating, lucid & comprehensive introduction to Marx as theorist of the socialist revolution, illuminating his personality & ideas, concentrating on those which have historically formed the central core of Marxism as a theory & practice. Berlin goes on to present an account of his life as one of the most influential & incendiary social philosophers of the 20th century & depicts the social & political atmosphere in which he wrote.
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Isaiah Berlin's compelling portrait of the father of socialism is a classic of modern scholarship, the best short account written of Marx' life & thought. It provides a penetrating, lucid & comprehensive introduction to Marx as theorist of the socialist revolution, illuminating his personality & ideas, concentrating on those which have historically formed the central core of Marxism as a theory & practice. Berlin goes on to present an account of his life as one of the most influential & incendiary social philosophers of the 20th century & depicts the social & political atmosphere in which he wrote.
