Marx in Soho: A Play on History
A Politics, History, Philosophy book. Give people what they need: food, medicine, clean air, pure water, trees...
Don't you ever wonder: why is it necessary to declare me dead again and again?The premise of this witty and insightful "play on history" is that Karl Marx has agitated with the authorities of the afterlife for a chance to clear his name. Through a bureaucratic error, though, Marx is sent to Soho in New York, rather than his old stomping ground in London, to make his case.Zinn introduces us to Marx's wife, Jenny, his children, the anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, and a host of other characters.Marx in Soho is a brilliant introduction to Marx's life, his analysis of society, and his passion for radical change. Zinn also shows how relevant Marx's ideas are for today's world.Historian and activist Howard Zinn is the author of the bestselling A People's History of the United States and numerous other writings. He recently received the Eugene V. Debs and Lannan Foundation awards for his writing and political activism. He is also the author of Emma, a play about Emma Goldman, in the anthology Playbook (South End Press).Praise for Marx in Soho:"An imaginative critique of our society's hypocrisies and injustices, and an entertaining, vivid portrait...
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- Pages: 88 pages
- ISBN: 9780896085930 / 896085937
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I could only think one troubling thought: the police, the state, did the bidding of the holders of great wealth. How much freedom of speech and freedom of assembly you had depended on what class you were in. Howard Zinn, Marx in Soho: A Play on History Capital punishment could not be justified in any society calling itself civilized. Howard Zinn, Marx in Soho: A Play on History Give people what they need: food, medicine, clean air, pure water, trees and grass, pleasant homes to live in, some hours of work, more hours of leisure. Don't ask who deserves it. Every human being deserves it. Howard Zinn, Marx in Soho: A Play on History
To classify this book as little would be doing it a great disservice. The ideas presented within are larger than life. We must come together to make a better world. This book should be required reading for freshmen. Karl Marx is back and presenting his ideas and personal history to an audience in Soho, New York (following a paperwork error that should have placed him in his home of Soho, London). This is truly one of the most affective plays that I have ever seen in my life. I have always wanted to know Marx; his philosophy, his life, his relations and opinions, and this gave me a whole insight of all of that and even more.The play shows us what would Marx say if he came to us and saw our lives and how it's been ruined by Capitalism....
