There have been many books that discuss Marx. However, a good brief introduction to Marx’s thought remains elusive. Marx wrote so many very thick books. Marx’s writings are believed to be the highest source of truth and authority. Marx’s paintings were displayed everywhere and revered.
In fact, the lives of several hundred million people were greatly influenced by Marx’s legacy. In the second half of the twentieth century, nearly four out of ten people on earth lived under a government that claimed to be Marxist and stated that they used Marxist principles to determine how their nation was governed.
Through this book, Peter Singer not only introduced the long journey of Marx’s life, but also revealed several of Marx’s ideas which later gave birth to modern sociology and changed the study of history, philosophy, literature and art.