Engels before Marx

Terrell Carver is a Professor of Political Theory at the University of Bristol, UK. He is a co-editor of Palgrave's Marx, Engels, and Marxisms series, and is widely published in this area. His recent publications include a two-volume study of “The German Ideology” manuscripts with Daniel Blank (Palgrave, 2014).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Imagination.- 3. Observation.- 4. Vocation.- 5. Reflections: In my end is my beginning.

“Carver is very careful to guide us through Engels’ life from 1837 to the edge of 1844 and his meetings with Marx, and that guidance is meticulous for such a brief work. This reviewer humbly suggests in this light that everyone, whether they are general readers or seasoned Marxists, should read and consider what Carver has uncovered about Engels’ early literary life, and ponder the implications within that for his later partnership with Marx, and afterwards.” (Matthew E. Strauss, New Politics, newpol.org, November 28,2020)