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Karl Marx: A Life
2001-10-06T18:59:58-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTJkXC8xNTcyMzYtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Francis Wheen talked about his book Karl Marx: A Life, published by Norton and Company. “Imagine Rousseau, Voltaire, and Hegel fused into one person,” said a contemporary, “and you have Dr. Marx.” In this stunning book, the first major biography of Marx since the end of the Cold War, Francis Wheen gives us not a socialist ogre but a fascinating, ultimately humane man. Marx was married to Jenny von Westphalen, whose devotion was tested by decades of poverty and exile. Wheen does not, however, shy away from Marx’s work. Was he, as his detractors have claimed, a self-hating Jew? What did Marx really mean by his famous line, "Religion is the opiate of the masses"?
Francis Wheen talked about his book Karl Marx: A Life, published by Norton and Company. “Imagine Rousseau, Voltaire, and Hegel fused into one person,” said a…
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Francis Wheen talked about his book Karl Marx: A Life, published by Norton and Company. “Imagine Rousseau, Voltaire, and Hegel fused into one person,” said a contemporary, “and you have Dr. Marx.” In this stunning book, the first major biography of Marx since the end of the Cold War, Francis Wheen gives us not a socialist ogre but a fascinating, ultimately humane man. Marx was married to Jenny von Westphalen, whose devotion was tested by decades of poverty and exile. Wheen does not, however, shy away from Marx’s work. Was he, as his detractors have claimed, a self-hating Jew? What did Marx really mean by his famous line, "Religion is the opiate of the masses"? close
Francis Wheen talked about his book Karl Marx: A Life, published by Norton and Company. “Imagine Rousseau, Voltaire, and Hegel fused into one person,” said a… read more
Francis Wheen talked about his book Karl Marx: A Life, published by Norton and Company. “Imagine Rousseau, Voltaire, and Hegel fused into one person,” said a contemporary, “and you have Dr. Marx.” In this stunning book, the first major biography of Marx since the end of the Cold War, Francis Wheen gives us not a socialist ogre but a fascinating, ultimately humane man. Marx was married to Jenny von Westphalen, whose devotion was tested by decades of poverty and exile. Wheen does not, however, shy away from Marx’s work. Was he, as his detractors have claimed, a self-hating Jew? What did Marx really mean by his famous line, "Religion is the opiate of the masses"? close
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