Marx: Later Political Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

Marx: Later Political Writings, first published in 1996, brings together translations of Marx's most important texts in political philosophy written after 1848. Marx challenged political theory to its very fundamentals, as his works do not follow traditional models for exploring politics theoretically. In his introduction, Terrell Carver situates Marx in a politics of democratic constitutionalism and revolutionary communism. The works are presented here complete, according to the first editions or the earliest manuscript state, and include the Manifesto of the Communist Party, the Preface of 1859 to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, The Civil War in France, and the little-known Notes on Adolph Wagner. More than most political theorists, Marx made contemporary politics the focus for his theoretical work. He created a distinctive kind of political theory, and this volume makes it accessible today. Marx: Later Political Writings brings together the most important texts in political philosophy written by Marx after 1848. All are in new translations, and the collection is introduced by the leading Marx scholar Terrell Carver. Unlike other collections, the works are presented complete, according to their earliest edition or manuscript text, and include the Manifesto of the Communist Party, and the little-known Notes on Adolph Wagner. These texts allow the close contact between Marx and contemporary politics to emerge in a clearer light. Recoge varias obras de Marx de acuerdo a las primeras ediciones de los manuscritos: Manifiesto Comunista; El 18 de Brumario de Luis Bonaparte; Introducción a los "Grundrisse"; Prefacio a "Una contribución a la crítica de la economía política"; La guerra civil en Francia; Crítica al Programa de Gotha y Notas sobre Adolph Wagner Manifesto of the Communist Party (with Friedrich Engels) The eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte 'Introduction' to the Grundrisse 'Preface' to a contribution to the critique of political economy The Civil War in France Critique of the Gotha programme Notes on Adolph Wagner. A spectre stalks the land of Europe - the spectre of communism.