Early Writings (Penguin Classics)

The astonishingly rich body of works produced in 1833-1834, when Marx was hardly twenty-five, formed the basis for his subsequent development.It is here that Marx first made clear his views on alienation, the state, representative government, democracy and human nature, here that Marx first laid the foundations of 'historical materialism'. Written in 1833-4, when Marx was barely twenty-five, this astonishingly rich body of works formed the cornerstone for his later political philosophy. In the Critique of Hegel's Doctrine of the State, he dissects Hegel's thought and develops his own views on civil society, while his Letters reveal a furious intellect struggling to develop the egalitarian theory of state. Equally challenging are his controversial essay On the Jewish Question and the E conomic and Philosophical Manuscripts , where Marx first made clear his views on alienation, the state, democracy and human nature. Brilliantly insightful, Marx's Early Writings reveal a mind on the brink of one of the most revolutionary ideas in human history - the theory of Communism. This translation fully conveys the vigour of the original works. The introduction, by Lucio Colletti, considers the beliefs of the young Marx and explores these writings in the light of the later development of Marxism. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Introduction by Lucio Colletti 7 Critique of Hegel’s Doctrine of the State (1843) 57 Letters from the Franco-German Yearbooks (1843) 199 On the Jewish Question (1843) 211 A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right. Introduction (1843-4) 243 Excerpts from James Mill’s Elements of Political Economy (1844) 259 Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts (1844) 279 Critical Notes on the Article ‘The King of Prussia and Social Reform. By a Prussian’ (1844) 401 Appendix A. Concerning Feuerbach 421 B. Preface (to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy) 424 Glossary of Key Terms 429 Chronology of Marx’s Life 1818 to August 1844 433 Note on Previous Editions of the Works of Marx and Engels 437 Chronology of Works by Marx and Engels 439 Index 443 Critique of Hegel's doctrine of the state ([sections] 261-313) Letters from the Franco-German yearbooks On the Jewish question A contribution to the Critique of Hegel's philosophy of right : introduction Excerpts from James Mill's Elements of political economy Economic and philosophical manuscripts Critical notes on the article "The King of Prussia and social reform. By a Prussian" Appendix. Concerning Feuerbach Preface (to A contribution to the critique of political economy). "This edition first published in Pelican Books 1975"--T.p. verso