{"product_id":"9781786635044","title":"A World to Win: The Life and Works of Karl Marx","description":"\u003cb\u003eEpic new biography of Karl Marx for the 200th anniversary of his birth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this essential new biography—the first to give equal weight to both the work and life of Karl Marx—Sven-Eric Liedman expertly navigates the imposing, complex personality of his subject through the turbulent passages of global history. \u003ci\u003eA World to Win\u003c\/i\u003e follows Marx through childhood and student days, a difficult and sometimes tragic family life, his far-sighted journalism, and his enduring friendship and intellectual partnership with Friedrich Engels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the work of previous biographers, Liedman employs a commanding knowledge of the nineteenth century to create a definitive portrait of Marx and his vast contribution to the way the world understands itself. He shines a light on Marx’s influences, explains his political and intellectual interventions, and builds on the legacy of his thought. Liedman shows how Marx’s masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eCapital\u003c\/i\u003e, illuminates the essential logic of a system that drives dizzying wealth, grinding poverty, and awesome technological innovation to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompulsively readable and meticulously researched, \u003ci\u003eA World to Win\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that, two centuries after Marx’s birth, his work remains the bedrock for any true understanding of our political and economic condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032576704752,"sku":"9781786635044","price":35.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781786635044_p0.jpg?v=1763730197","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781786635044","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}