Direct mail to members of the Marxist sections of the ASA, MLA, and APA; online marketing to philosophy, Marxism, and social theory discussion lists. Author is noted academic in fields of Marxist study, Latin American Studies and Religion.

In the 1840s, the young journalist Karl Marx developed ideas about modern society that remain as relevant today as when they were first developed. Here, Lowy shows the lasting force of Marx's early writings on alienation and emancipation. This book is brilliant, incisive, honest and deserves to be read with attention. It is an important event in Marxist theoretical production.' - Politique Hebdo'