The Festival of Politics: Karl Marx Lecture with Professor Gareth Stedman Jones

Sat 21 Oct 2017 , 13:00

Venue
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP

The British Academy event at The Festival of Politics 2017:


Professor Gareth Stedman Jones FBA explores the life and times of Karl Marx; a man whose ideas inspired a new world order, revolution and rebellion.


Professor Stedman Jones's book Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion has been described as “the definitive biography of Marx for our time" and has been shortlisted for the 2017 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography. 


Chair: Dr Matt Perry, Reader in Labour History, Newcastle University 


Ticket price: £6 / £4


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