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Inthe144yearssinceKarlMarx'sDasKapitalwaspublished,thedoctrinethatbearshisnamehasbeenembracedbymillionsinthenameofequality,andjustasdramaticallyhasfallenfromgracewiththeretreatofcommunismfromthewesternworld.Butasthefreemarketreachesitsextremelimitsintheeconomicandenvironmentalfallout,areassessmentofcapitalism'smostvigorousandeloquentenemyhasneverbeenmoretimely.EricHobsbawmprovidesafascinatingandinsightfuloverviewofMarxism.HeinvestigatesitsinfluencesandanalysesthespectacularreversalofMarxism'sfortunesoverthepastthirtyyears.