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Class warrior Marx was no pacifist and, except for the Communist Manifesto, no readable writer. Despite the disasters of Marxist proletarian dictatorships, Marx's ideas continue to attract those affronted by perceived economic injustice. Strathern briskly outlines Marx's inspiration in Hegelianism, which, from the garrets in which he lived most of his life, he inverted with the concept of dialectical materialism. His straight philosophy has remained more discussable than the economics of Das Kap ital for reasons that Strathern adduces; and as with all titles in this series, to illuminate the man behind the ideas, Strathern incorporates such angular details as Marx's pawning of his pants to buy cigars. Gilbert Taylor
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Marx in 90 Minutes FROM THE CRITICS
KLIATT
These two additions to a growing series on philosophers (30 and counting) have the same strengths and weaknesses of others in the series. All the books follow a uniform structure: life and works, writings excerpts, and chronology sections. The books come in around 90 pages and have rudimentary indexes. They are all concise, clear, informed and well written. I'd prefer seeing books for students that separate life and works into two chapters and ones that summarize less and provoke more. If I were going to have any one of the 30 available for students, it would be the Marx book. (90 Minutes series) KLIATT Codes: SA—Recommended for senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2001, Ivan R. Dee, 90p. bibliog. index., $6.95 each. Ages 16 to adult. Reviewer: Daniel J. Levinson; History & English Teacher, Thayer Acad., Braintree , September 2001 (Vol. 35 No. 5)
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