David McLellan (born 10 February 1940) is an English scholar of

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. He has written extensively on the thought of

Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

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Life

David McLellan was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and St. John's College,

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. McLellan is currently visiting professor of political theory at

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. He was previously professor of political theory at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the

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. He has also been visiting professor at the State University of New York, guest fellow in politics at the

Indian Institute of Advanced Study The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) is a research institute located in Shimla, India. It was set up by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in 1964 and started functioning from 20 October 1965. History and establishment The ...

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, and has lectured widely in North America and Europe.

Bibliography

* '' The Young Hegelians and Karl Marx'', 1969. * ''Marx before Marxism'', 1970. * ''The Thought of Karl Marx: An Introduction'', 1971. * '' Karl Marx: His Life and Thought'', 1973 (also published under the title ''Karl Marx: A Biography''). * ''Marx'',

Fontana Modern Masters The Fontana Modern Masters was a series of pocket guides on writers, philosophers, and other thinkers and theorists who shaped the intellectual landscape of the twentieth century. The first five titles were published on 12 January 1970 by Fontana ...

, 1975. * ''Marxism - an Introduction'', Catholic Truth Society, 1976. * ''Karl Marx: Selected Writings'', 1977 . * ''Engels'', Fontana Modern Masters, 1977. * ''Karl Marx: The Legacy'', 1983. * ''Marx: The first hundred years'', 1983, Frances Pinter, London, . * ''Marxism and Religion'', 1987 . * ''Marxism'', 1988 . * ''Simone Weil: Utopian Pessimist'', 1989 . * ''Utopian Pessimist: The Life and Thought of Simone Weil'', 1990 . * ''Unto Caesar'', 1993 . * ''Marxism after Marx'', Harper & Row, 1980; MacMillan, 1998 .

References

External links

Kent faculty page

Interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 17 December 2012 (video)
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