''This is a very valuable and significant contribution to scholarship. The author draws on a wide range of primary sources to illuminate the development of German thought to Marx, and from Marx to the Russians, his book makes an original contribution to our understanding of Marx''s method, while his thesis about Marx and Russia is novel, challenging, and sure to provoke debate.'' - C.J. Arthur, Honorary Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Sussex

''White places Marx between the German Romantics and the Russian Revolutionaries. This is a detailed study that reopens this issue.'' - Terrell Carver, Professor of Political Theory, University of Bristol