This book is brilliant, incisive, honest and deserves to be read with attention. It is an important event in the Marxist theoretical production. Politique Hebdo
A remarkable essay, whose merit is not only theoretical, but also historical, because it examines unknown aspects of the evolution of young Marx s thinking. Politis
In the 1840s, the young German journalist Karl Marx developed ideas about modern society that remain as relevant today as when they were first developed. Here L wy shows the lasting force of Marx s early writings on alienation and emancipation.
Michael L wy is research director in sociology at the Centre National de la Recherch Scientifique, Paris. He is the author of many books, including Romanticism Against the Tide of Modernity.