In Marx: A Very Short Introdution, Peter Singer identifies the central vision that unifies Marx"s thought, enabling us to grasp Marx"s views as a whole. He sees him as a philosopher primarily concerned with human freedom, rather than as an economist or a social scientist. In plain English, he explains alienation, historical materialism, the economic theory of Capital, and Marx"s ideas of communism, and concludes with an assessment of Marx"s legacy. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life"s most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.