Karl Marx by Jonathan Sperber
Karl Marx is a magisterial and defining biography that vividly explores not only the man himself but also the revolutionary times in which he lived.
"Lutz skillfully uses the titular nine objects to explore the relationship between the sisters’ world and their fiction…Lutz commends Emily [Bronte] for her ‘visceral engagement with her subject matter,’ and the same could be said of Lutz in this illuminating biographical study." -- Ian Kershaw, author of Hitler: A Biography
"A passionate, intelligent and stylish book. Deborah Lutz works a kind of magic around the Brontes' possessions and evokes their lives, works and legacies more vividly than ever. A brilliantly original study that all Bronte lovers will want to read." -- Jonathan Freedland - New York Times Book Review
"[B]rings the Brontës to life by performing a magical investigation of the objects surrounding them. Deborah Lutz exercises a dowser’s wondrous rigor; with erudition, deep feeling, and an almost mystical sense of an inanimate object’s communicativeness, she pioneers a new way of looking at detritus and keepsakes, and a new way of writing biography." -- Helmut Smith, author of The Butcher’s Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town
"Doing for Marx what Ian Kershaw did for Hitler, Jonathan Sperber has given us more than just a landmark biography, but a magnificent literary and historical achievement." -- Christopher M. Clark, author of Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600–1947
"Starred review. This superb, readable biography of the most controversial political and economic thinker of the last two centuries achieves what scholars have been hard-pressed to deliver in recent decades: a study of Marx that avoids cold war, ideological, and partisan commitments and arguments. A major work, this is likely to be the standard biography of Marx for many years." -- Publishers Weekly
"Including the cast of Marx’s enemies and acolytes, Sperber superbly recounts the life Marx led." -- Booklist
"[A] scrupulously detailed account of its subject from cradle to grave." -- Terry Eagleton - Harper's
"Sperber credibly reveals Marx’s personal and political passions, ironies and contradictions… Authoritative." -- Kirkus Reviews
"The first significant Marx biography in decades… Sperber details graphically the often-times scurrilous intrigues and competitive struggles, in doing so developing a panorama of a European-wide network of artisans, revolutionaries and intellectuals… In careful detail, [he] reconstructs the genesis of Marx’s works, the influences of David Ricardo and Adam Smith on Marx’s political economy, as well as his fascination with Darwin’s theories." -- Alexander Cammann, author of Die Zeit
"Working with sources not available to previous authors, Sperber offers a fresh perspective on Karl Marx and 19th-century European history in this remarkable work…. This brief review hardly does justice to a book that combines exceptional scholarship with exemplary exposition, and is among the best historical studies of this generation…. Essential." -- Choice
"[A] balanced, fresh biography, putting the reader at ease and stimulating open-minded curiosity." -- Sam Stark - The Nation
"A passionate, intelligent and stylish book. Deborah Lutz works a kind of magic around the Brontes' possessions and evokes their lives, works and legacies more vividly than ever. A brilliantly original study that all Bronte lovers will want to read." -- Jonathan Freedland - New York Times Book Review
"[B]rings the Brontës to life by performing a magical investigation of the objects surrounding them. Deborah Lutz exercises a dowser’s wondrous rigor; with erudition, deep feeling, and an almost mystical sense of an inanimate object’s communicativeness, she pioneers a new way of looking at detritus and keepsakes, and a new way of writing biography." -- Helmut Smith, author of The Butcher’s Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town
"Doing for Marx what Ian Kershaw did for Hitler, Jonathan Sperber has given us more than just a landmark biography, but a magnificent literary and historical achievement." -- Christopher M. Clark, author of Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600–1947
"Starred review. This superb, readable biography of the most controversial political and economic thinker of the last two centuries achieves what scholars have been hard-pressed to deliver in recent decades: a study of Marx that avoids cold war, ideological, and partisan commitments and arguments. A major work, this is likely to be the standard biography of Marx for many years." -- Publishers Weekly
"Including the cast of Marx’s enemies and acolytes, Sperber superbly recounts the life Marx led." -- Booklist
"[A] scrupulously detailed account of its subject from cradle to grave." -- Terry Eagleton - Harper's
"Sperber credibly reveals Marx’s personal and political passions, ironies and contradictions… Authoritative." -- Kirkus Reviews
"The first significant Marx biography in decades… Sperber details graphically the often-times scurrilous intrigues and competitive struggles, in doing so developing a panorama of a European-wide network of artisans, revolutionaries and intellectuals… In careful detail, [he] reconstructs the genesis of Marx’s works, the influences of David Ricardo and Adam Smith on Marx’s political economy, as well as his fascination with Darwin’s theories." -- Alexander Cammann, author of Die Zeit
"Working with sources not available to previous authors, Sperber offers a fresh perspective on Karl Marx and 19th-century European history in this remarkable work…. This brief review hardly does justice to a book that combines exceptional scholarship with exemplary exposition, and is among the best historical studies of this generation…. Essential." -- Choice
"[A] balanced, fresh biography, putting the reader at ease and stimulating open-minded curiosity." -- Sam Stark - The Nation
Jonathan Sperber, the author of The European Revolutions, 1848–1851, is the Curators’ Professor of History at the University of Missouri. He has written extensively on the social and political history of nineteenth-century Europe.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780871404671 |
| ISBN 10 | 0871404672 |
| Title | Karl Marx |
| Author | Jonathan Sperber |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2013-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 672 |
| Prizes | Commended for Pulitzer Prize (Biography) 2014 |
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