Friedrich Engels [antikvár]

PREFACE This book is an attempt to give a brief description of Engels' life and thought. It begins with a biographical sketch, continues with chapters on various aspects of Engels' thought, and has a conclusion that aims to delineate (largely through a contrast with Marx) Engels' own contribution to the Marxist tradition. It is in this last area that Engels is most clearly a Modem Master. It is true that he did pioneering work of a sort in such disparate fields as anthropology, urban sociology, and guerrilla tactics, but his chief claim to influence in the modern world is that it was he who gave decisive shape to the world view that came to be known as dialectical materialism. The millions