In the 163 years since the publication of "Capital" by Karl Marx, the theory that bears his name, Marxism, has inspired and mobilized millions of people around the world. However, the regimes established in his name that claimed to be inspired by his ideas have collapsed, dragging communist movements in the Western world down with them.
These developments temporarily limited the appeal of Karl Marx. However, the latest crisis of capitalism, which has already spread chaos in the global economy - the consequences of which we are dramatically experiencing in our country - makes him tragically relevant today. This is mainly because the globalized capitalist world that emerged in the last decades of the 20th century was oddly similar to what Marx predicted in the "Communist Manifesto," and he analyzed its functioning with great insight: capitalism continually expands, becomes more centralized, generates crises, and increasingly alienates humanity.
Undoubtedly, Marx has returned to the forefront and will surely accompany us throughout humanity's long journey towards true emancipation. Professor Eric Hobsbawm presents here a fascinating overview of the history of Marxism in light of the current crisis. He explores the evolution of Karl Marx's thought - and that of his inseparable friend Friedrich Engels - and its influences.
He examines Marxist intellectuals and key texts, from Engels' "The Condition of the Working Class" and the "Communist Manifesto" to Gramsci's "Letters from Prison," and analyzes the dramatic upheavals of Marxism over the past 30 years at least. Exceptionally sharp, insightful, and broad-minded, "How to Change the World" leaves no doubt that if any thinker left an indelible mark on the 20th century, it was Karl Marx, while also proving to be a great thinker for the 21st century. However, the Marx of the 21st century will certainly be very different from the Marx of the 20th.
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