The Marx Dictionary - (Continuum Philosophy Dictionaries) by Ian Fraser & Lawrence Wilde (Paperback)

About the Book

A concise and accessible dictionary of the key terms and concepts in Marx's writings, his major works and influences, from a philosophical perspective.

Book Synopsis

The Marx Dictionary is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the world of Karl Marx. Meticulously researched and extensively cross-referenced, this unique book covers all his major works, ideas and influences and provides a firm grounding in the central themes of Marx's thought from a philosophical perspective. Students will discover a wealth of useful information, analysis and criticism. A-Z entries include clear definitions of all the key terms used in Marx's writings, coverage of their German origins, and detailed synopses of all his key works. The Dictionary also includes entries on Marx's major philosophical and political influences and contemporaries. It covers everything that is essential to a sound understanding of Marx's work, offering clear and accessible explanations of often complex terminology. The Marx Dictionary is the ideal resource for anyone reading or studying Marx or Nineteenth-Century Political Thought more generally.

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This dictionary will be invaluable for anyone interested in Marx's ideas. The research is thorough, the ground covered is comprehensive, and the careful organisation of the book means that its contents are unusually accessible. Highly recommended.

This Dictionary by Fraser and Wilde is an impressive achievement. Based on up-to-date scholarship and executed with scrupulous scholarly standards, it offers an excellent introduction to Marx's work and major ideas. Many of the entries are developmental, taking the reader through Marx's thinking as he sharpened his attack on capitalism. All topics in Marx lead to political controversy and intellectual debate. This even-handed work of reference will get anyone off to a good start.

About the Author

Ian Fraser is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Loughborough University, UK. He is the author of Dialectics of the Self: Transcending Charles Taylor (Imprint Academic, 2007), Hegel and Marx: The Concept of Need (Edinburgh UP, 1998) and co-editor, with Tony Burns, of The Hegel-Marx Connection (Palgrave Macmillan, 2000).
Lawrence Wilde is Professor of Political Theory at Nottingham Trent University, UK. He is the author of Erich Fromm and the Quest for Solidarity (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), Ethical Marxism and its Radical Critics (Palgrave Macmillan, 1998), Modern European Socialism (Dartmouth, 1994) and Marx and Contradiction (Avebury, 1989), editor of Marxism's Ethical Thinkers (Palgrave Macmillan, 2001), and co-editor, with Mark Cowling, of Approaches to Marx (Open UP, 1989).