In this combative and provocative book, Terry Eagleton dismantles one by one the familiar arguments that Marxism is dead or belongs definitively to the past.

The author presents the ten most common objections against Marx - that Marxism leads to political tyranny, that it reduces everything to economics, that it is a form of historical determinism, and so on - and explains in a detailed yet clear manner how these are based on sad or even self-serving misinterpretations of Marx's thought.

In a world where capitalism is experiencing a deep and seemingly permanent crisis, "Why Marx Was Right" unequivocally exposes the urgent need to revisit Marx's ideas so that we can envision a future that is less gloomy and more humane.