"I always recommend that undergraduates should read Singer's book to get an overview. I find it a very useful introduction: succinct and sophisticated."--Professor Diana Coole, University of California, Irvine "[An] excellent brief presentation of Marx and his teachings, written with clarity and conciseness; up-to-date in its sources, dispassionate in its approach to [Marx] and balanced in its assessment."--Peter McConville, University of San Francisco "Clear, concise, insightful, and even-handed."--Susan Armstrong-Buck, Humboldt State University

1. A LIFE AND IT IMPACT; 2. THE YOUNG HEGELIAN; 3. FROM GOD TO MONEY; 4. ENTER THE PROLETARIAT; T. THE FIRST MARXISM; 6. ALIENATION AS A THEORY OF HISTORY; 7. THE GOAL OF HISTORY; 8 ECONOMICS; 9. COMMUNISM; 10. AN ASSESSMENT; NOTE ON SOURCES; FURTHER READING; INDEX