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Title: Adventures in Marxism by Marshall Berman ISBN: 1-85984-309-3 Publisher: Verso Pub. Date: January, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Not as Good as I was Hoping
Comment: For some reason, I was expecting to read original essays on Marxism. Instead, what Berman's book contains is a collection of book reviews he's had published in an assortment of magazines and one, lengthy, original essay titled "All That Is Solid Melts Into Air," which Berman had already wrote an entire book on! Then, I found this humorous, he has an article attacking a reviewer who didn't entirely agree with the book's views on modernity. Berman's writing style is enjoyable to read and he is humorous, but over over and over again in this book, I kept reading the same passages from Marx's Manifesto and Capital in different reviews, which became slightly annoying. Overall, Berman is a good writer, and thanks to a few of Berman's book reviews, I have some more reading to do. But next time, I hope Berman has something original to say when he writes a book. I felt like the reviews in the book were put together just for the sake of having a book published.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fleshing the thing out
Comment: This collection of essays provides instructive and sometimes critical insights into Marx's works and their implications in the modern context. Berman has produced an enjoyable read overall. I found it thought-provoking to say the least. I recommend the book for anyone interested in Marxist thinking, irrespective of one's political point-of-view.
Rating: 5
Summary: A fun romp
Comment: Berman engages the reader through a fun romp through a variety of essays that span 50 years. A dialogue between Arthur Miller and the young Marx interplaying throughout the streets of New York City and discussions of modernity. Berman is brilliant at illuminating the culture which continues to feed a spirit of resistance, proving that the New Left, never really died but was crowded out by the New Right. Lays the basis for revitalized discourse for the next left.
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Title: All That Is Solid Melts into Air: The Experience of Modernity by Marshall Berman ISBN: 0140109625 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1988 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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