Marxism, Thomas Sowell
Marxism, Thomas Sowell
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Marxism
Philosophy and Economics

Author: Thomas Sowell

Narrator: Christopher Louis

Unabridged: 7 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/14/2014


Synopsis

Marxism is a term that many people freely use, but few seem to grasp its implications. Sowells book is the antidote to this problem. He writes in a fluid and easy-to-follow manner, leading the listener through the Marxian scheme of ideas. Along the way, he shatters some existing interpretations of Marx-interpretations that have developed through repetition rather than through scholarship.

About Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell has taught economics at Cornell, UCLA, Amherst, and other academic institutions, and his Basic Economics has been translated into six languages. He is currently a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution, at Stanford University. He has been published in both academic journals and such popular media as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fortune and writes a syndicated column that appears in newspapers across the country.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Riku on May 03, 2013

A subtle paean to Engels. Paints a picture of Engels as the precursor, refiner and ultimately the author of most of what today bears Marx’s name. I exaggerate but it is only because this take amazes me. The book is a great intro to Marxism and takes special care to interpret Marx on his own terms an......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on January 10, 2009

A thoughtful and concise overview of Marxist thought. If you'd like to learn about Marxism, don't start with Das Kapital or Theories of Surplus Value, start here.......more

Goodreads review by Wick on August 28, 2022

A mostly objective analysis. I've never read Sowell and don't know much about him except he's billed as a conservative economist. Given that this book was written in the 1980s, conservative doesn't quite mean what it does in 21st century so I feel like his take would be very similar to a "liberal eco......more

Goodreads review by Catharine on August 30, 2020

Chapters one through nine - 3 stars Last chapter - 5 stars. Most of this book is Sowell explaining Marx’s doctrines, philosophy, and economic policies. I listened to instead of read the majority of this part, and I found it fairly difficult to follow. It read much more like a textbook than Sowell’s o......more

Goodreads review by Perry on October 10, 2020

Fair and objective writing by Sowell, a great place to start for anyone curious about Marx......more