MARX, ENGELS, AND MARXISMS The Ideas of Karl Marx A Critical Introduction Stefano Petrucciani Translated by Guido Parietti Marx, Engels, and Marxisms Series Editors Marcello Musto York University Toronto, ON, Canada Terrell Carver University of Bristol Bristol, UK TheMarxrenaissanceisunderwayonaglobalscale.Whereverthecritique of capitalism re-emerges, there is an intellectual and political demand for new, critical engagements with Marxism. The peer-reviewed series Marx, Engels and Marxisms (edited by Marcello Musto & Terrell Carver, with Babak Amini, Francesca Antonini, Paula Rauhala & Kohei Saito as Assis- tant Editors) publishes monographs, edited volumes, critical editions, reprints of old texts, as well as translations of books already published in other languages. Our volumes come from a wide range of political perspectives,subjectmatters,academicdisciplinesandgeographicalareas, producing an eclectic and informative collection that appeals to a diverse and international audience. 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