The invention of Marxism : how an idea changed everything

"If you can imagine a group portrait of the nine individuals who are the subjects of this book, you would see eight men and one woman from different places and different walks of life. You would notice their remarkable similarities-and not only because they had all embraced Marxism as young adults, a development that was in no way inevitable. They had also all undergone similar experiences at home and at school that shaped how they viewed themselves and society."