Abstract

First published in English in 1921, thiswork was originally written by renowned Marxist historian Max Beer to commemorate the centenary of Marxe(tm)s birth. It is a definitive biography, full of interesting personal details and a clear and comprehensive account of Marxe(tm)s economic and historical doctrines A special feature of this unique workis the new light thrown on Marxe(tm)s attitude to the "Dictatorship of the Proletariat" and Bolshevist methods generally.