The Young Karl Marx is an innovative and important study of Marx's early writings. These writings provide the fascinating spectacle of a powerful and imaginative intellect wrestling with complex and significant issues, but they also present formidable interpretative obstacles to modern readers. David Leopold shows how an understanding of their intellectual and cultural context can illuminate the political dimension of these works. An erudite yet accessible discussion of Marx's influences and targets frames the author's critical engagement with Marx's account of the emergence, character, and (future) replacement of the modern state. This combination of historical and analytical approaches results in a sympathetic, but not uncritical, exploration of such fundamental themes as alienation, citizenship, community, anti-semitism, and utopianism. The Young Karl Marx is a scholarly and original work which provides a radical and persuasive reinterpretation of Marx's complex and often misunderstood views of German philosophy, modern politics, and human flourishing.

作者：大卫·利奥波德（David Leopold，1960—），英国牛津大学政治与国际关系学院政治理论专业副教授，牛津大学曼斯菲尔德学院约翰·弥尔顿研究员。主要研究领域：当代政治哲学、政治思想史、自由主义与乌托邦主义的关系、乌托邦理论的性质与作用。代表性著作：《青年马克思——德国哲学、当代政治与人类繁荣》。

译者：刘同舫，法学博士，教授、博士生导师，省级重点学科带头人。入选广东省委宣传部思想战线“十百千工程”优秀人才；入选中央九部委联合选拔的“国家百千万人才工程”国家级专家；被中央授予“国家有突出贡献中青年专家”荣誉称号；享受国务院政府特殊津贴。万小磊，广东科技学院应外语系教师。