The Marx-Engels Reader

This new anthology brings together the essential writings of Marx and Engels—those works necessary for an introduction to Marxist thought and ideology. The volume is so arranged as to show both the chronological and the thematic development of the two great thinkers. Selections range in coverage from history, society, and economics to politics, philosophy, and the strategy and tactics of social revolution. Each selection is introduced by Professor Tucker and, where possible, is presented in its entirety. Part I presents the writings of the young Marx, the works that have aroused so much interest and caused so much debate in the past decade. Part II includes works critical of capitalism and, for the first time in an anthology, substantial portions of Marx's most important work, Capital. In Part III are the works that outline the program, strategy, and tactics of the revolutionary movement. Part IV includes those writings critical of society and politics in the nineteenth century, not only European but also Asian and Russian as well. The concluding section, Part V, presents the later writings of Engels, in which Marxism was popularized and systematized for the benefit of the masses. The Marx-Engels Reader contains an interpretive general introduction that traces and analyzes the development of Marxist philosophy; a chronology of major events in the lives of Marx and Engels; a bibliographic note; and an index. The editor, Robert C. Tucker, is a professor of politics and director of Russian studies at Princeton University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and has also taught at Indiana University. Among his many publications are Philosophy and Myth in Karl Marx; The Soviet Political Mind, Revised Edition (Norton); and The Marxian Revolutionary Idea (Norton).