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Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution Free Download LOVE AND CAPITAL: KARL AND JENNY MARX AND THE BIRTH OF A REVOLUTION FREE DOWNLOAD Mary Gabriel | 752 pages | 29 Nov 2012 | Little, Brown & Company | 9780316066129 | English | New York, United States Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution I was given this book and opened it with little more knowledge of Marx than of his appearance on the marker at his grave and the fact that he wrote a huge book. A towering intellect in his own right and an Atlas, the constant theme throughout the book is Engels' humanity. Drawing upon previously unpublished material, acclaimed biographer Mary Gabriel tells the story of Karl and Jenny Marx's marriage. In thinking of Jenny's life, I could not help but think of another copyist spouse of a radical thinker of a generation later, Sophia Tolstoy. He and his wife impart their love of Shakespeare to the children, who learn scenes Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution well that family enactments are common and a source of fun and laughter. She lives in Italy. Having said that, Marx was a devoted father you can't help but be Freudian about the fact that all three of his daughters tied themselves to men who were equally hopeless at real life and ground them down: one daughter died at 38, worn out by tough living and childbirth; another committed suicide; the third died in a suicide pact with her husband in her late 60s and an even more devoted grandfather. It's a well-crafted love story about Karl and Jenny Marx. Open Preview See a Problem? Emile Schepers. Friedrich Engels is revealed as a man who lives a life guided by his philosophy. I said I'd read it eventually, so they'd stop telling me about every single thing in the book, but to be honest I wasn't really looking forward to it. Not only a detailed history of the time in which Karl Marx and Frederich Engels produced the works that eventually brought about fundamental social change across the globe, it is also a compelling story of the complex, tumultous extended family that formed around Marx and his aristocratic bride, Jenny von Westphalen. Engels sacrificed his own desires and interest in writing, by managing a Manchester factory for years, so that he could support the Marx family and Marx would be free to write. Many books about the personal lives of people like Marx are annoying, because while they tell us interesting stuff about their illustrious subjects, the authors do not really understand their politics. Volume 2 took even longer, published in18 years after Marx had promised it, posthumously completed by Engels. My husband is going to read it instead, and then we can discuss it. For several years the family is crammed into a two room unit when the children are very young, yet they support each other as a tight unit even through the death of a male sibling. Boy, am I glad I decided to give it a go. The back story on Mikhail Bakunin was eye popping and was so much of Marx's private life: Karl Marks hitched to a chair in a makeshift sleigh to play with his children Details if other :. May 25, Paul rated it it was amazing Shelves: reviewedcpl5-starsnon-art-photohistory. Quotes from Love and Capital Karl Marx figured Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution how capital works, but the other half of this title -- that's still a mystery after reading this unrelenting account of the tragedies that befell the marriage of Karl and Jenny Marx, not to mention their fascinating daughters. Women should know themselves fair and square and be Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution enough not to compromise too much to find a companion and to deal with life on an equal footing. Jun 15, Maxine rated it really liked it. Having no children of his own, Engels treated the Marx children as such. It seems likely that Marx was indeed Freddy's father, but the evidence by no means rises above the level of gossip. Marx ostensibly planned the trip to borrow money, but he extends his time abroad by weeks in order to pursue an attractive young niece. The former held the women in restricted positions, endlessly sacrificing their wishes, their talents, and their very happiness to the cause of the men; the latter robbed them — the men no less than the women — of their strengths, energy, and future. The personbal cost to Engels is made most evident with his jubilation and several weeks of celebration when he finally was able to quit. Such "knowledge" is typical. Emile Schepers is a veteran civil and immigrant rights activist. One is made aware of the constant presence of death brought on with what might seem the most minor ailment, and of course there is routine infant mortality. Demuth later gave birth to a son, Freddy, who was effectively abandoned and raised by another family, who was almost certainly paid a stipend by Friedrich Engels. I'd never read a biography before plenty of autobiographies and memoi As a daughter of two Marxist political economy professors, I grew up with this picture on the wall of our living room, which we called "uncle Marx". You know who doesn't seem to have had a tragic adulthood? I was glad to get a more Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution understandable take on his work through this book. He was not perfect, by a long shot, but he truly did love his wife and daughters and they loved him. Itinerant and indigent, yet determined to complete his critique of modern capitalism, Marx was upheld in his efforts by his wife Jenny von Westphalen whom he married in Dec 16, Morris Massre rated it it was amazing. Though a book of this size and subject could have easily become boring, I was gripped throughout. An incredible book of history. Biography Memoir. So, yes, Marx was a lout with money and a scoundrel to his family. Marx, however, believed that although the pace of Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution was frustrating, historical development was slow, and before there could be proletariat rule, there had to be middle-class rule. In the background, the awful conditions for the masses resulted in violence continually as royalty and the business elite struggled to retain wealth and privilege. The only one to witness Marx's impact in Russia was his illegitimate son, Freddy DeMuth, who lived until February Fascinating, but a bit long. Alcott never seemed to mind the suffering of his family and there is no evidence that he took responsibility for it. By far the main exhibit in the charge of selfishness has to do with his alleged infidelity with Helene Demuth Lenchenthe Marx's housekeeper and lifelong comrade. Recommended for serious general and specialist readers interested in understanding Karl Marx more deeply, the development of Marxist doctrine, and humanized 19th-century European history. Even my endless pains, my irreplaceable losses I read in your sweet countenance, and I kiss away the pain when I kiss your sweet face". Not that Marx shouldn't be taken to task when he acts like a "deeply self-centered man," but in her eagerness to drive home this description, I wonder if she often finds evidence for it in places where it isn't necessarily obvious. Alcott similarly threw his family into poverty as a result of his all consuming commitments. There is no clear evidence in the correspondence how they worked through his indiscretion—and, frankly, how she would have had to work it out with Lenchen herself. The bond between all members of the Marx household and Engels is strong and withstands every adversity over decades. The women of the Marx family provided the personal care and necessities of Marx's life. Just give us a call at to place an order. You couldn't be more involved with it all, or feel the emotion more deeply. Through years of desperate struggle, Jenny's love for Karl would be tested again and again as she waited for him to finish his masterpiece, Capital. On one occasion the family stowed a body in a spare room until they could borrow money for a funeral..
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