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Why Marx Was Right

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Why Marx Was Right

By: Terry Eagleton
Narrated by: Roger Clark
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In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with. Taking 10 of the most common objections to Marxism - that it leads to political tyranny, that it reduces everything to the economic, that it is a form of historical determinism, and so on - he demonstrates in each case what a woeful travesty of Marx's own thought these assumptions are.

In a world in which capitalism has been shaken to its roots by some major crises, Why Marx Was Right is as urgent and timely as it is brave and candid. Written with Eagleton's familiar wit, humor, and clarity, it will attract an audience far beyond the confines of academia.

©2018 Yale University (P)2018 Tantor Economics Movements Philosophy Political Science Politics & Government Theory Capitalism Socialism Liberalism Witty Marxism Soviet Union Social justice Taxation
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This book explains Marxism simply and clearly without dogma. A great introduction to Marxist thought.

Must read for anyone interested in politics

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This was really enlightening for me, as someone who previously wouldn't have identified as a Marxist it really put to rest all the dismissals of his ideas I've heard on the internet, every worker should listen to this.

Wonderful

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Found this book well-argued but very boring. My mind wandered off constantly. Not helped in the least by the performer's slow, plodding delivery. I had to put it at 1,5x speed just to get through it.

Couldn't hold my attention

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I put this down quickly, after T.E made several uses of ridiculous analogy to support an assertion, as though it were an irrefutable pearl of wisdom. The trope regarding the efficiency of a world were a medic does himself out of work by curing his patients was a highlight. The tone of the performance was also lecturing and no doubt that reflects the authors intent.

A big miss is my recommendation.

Infantile and lacking evidence of weight

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