Hunt, Tristram, 1974-

Marx's general : the revolutionary life of Friedrich Engels / Tristram Hunt. - 1st ed. - New York : Metropolitan Books, 2009. - xii, 430 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-410) and index.

Siegfried in Zion -- The dragon's seed -- Manchester in black and white -- "A little patience and some terrorism" -- The infinitely rich '48 harvest -- Manchester in shades of grey -- An end to huckstering -- The Grand Lama of Regent's Park Road -- Marx's bulldog -- First fiddle at last.

A remarkable new biography from one of Britain's leading young historians that recovers the co-founder of communism from the shadows of history, portraying how one of the great "bon viveurs" of Victorian Britain reconciled his exuberant personal life with his radical political philosophy.

9780805080254 0805080252

2009003845


Engels, Friedrich, 1820-1895.

HX274.7.E53 / H896 2009

335.4092