The philosopher, social scientist, historian and revolutionary, Karl Marx, is without a doubt the most influential socialist thinker to emerge in the 19th century. Although he …1…. by scholars in his own lifetime, his social, economic and political ideas gained rapid …2…. in the socialist movement after his death in 1883. Until quite recently almost half the population of the world lived under regimes that claimed to be Marxist. This very ….3…. , however, means that the original ideas of Marx have often been changed and his thoughts adapted to a great variety of political ….4….. .
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