A landmark ABC lecture-series publication from the early 1970s, drawn from a six-part educational broadcast series exploring Marxist theory, post-Marx history, and twentieth-century Marxism.

Compered by Malcolm Long, Marx and Beyond gathers leading Australian academics in a format that feels very much of its moment: public broadcasting as serious adult education, late-night Marxism over the airwaves, then preserved as a slim paperback for study.

The appeal here is partly intellectual and partly historical. It sits somewhere between political primer, lecture transcript, public pedagogy, and ABC cultural artefact — a reminder of a time when Marxist theory could be given weeknight broadcast space and treated as something an interested public might actually want to think through. Good for readers interested in Marxism, Australian left history, political education, ABC/radio history, and small-press radical publishing.

Second printing. Printed in Australia by New Century Press Pty Ltd, Sydney, for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1979. Paperback/pamphlet-style volume. Visible cover wear, edge rubbing, age-toned pages, and general handling.