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Book SynopsisSince the latest crisis of capitalism broke out in 2008, Marx has been back in fashion, and sometimes it seems that his ideas have never been as topical, or as commanding of respect and interest, as they are today. This edited collection arises from one of the largest international conferences dedicated to the bicentenary of Marx’s birth. The volume contains 16 chapters authored by globally renowned scholars and is divided into two parts: I) On the Critique of Politics; II) On the Critique of Political Economy. These contributions, from multiple academic disciplines, offer diverse perspectives on why Marx is still so relevant for our times and make this book a source of great appeal for both expert scholars of Marx as well as students and general readers who are approaching his theories for the first time.
Trade Review“The book offers an open-minded, informative and thought-provoking collection of contributions that inspires in-depth discussions not only of past Marxian and Marxist legacies, but also of how we learn from them to act upon our present and future world.” (Janaína de Faria, LSE Review of Books, blogs.lse.ac.uk, December 1, 2020)
Table of ContentsPart I On the Critique of Politics.1. Heinrich Heine and Marx As Essayists: On the Genesis and the Function of the Critic-Intellectuals2. Marx’s Critique of German Social Democracy: From the International to the Political Struggles of the 1870s3. Revolution and Radical Democracy: Marx Versus Post-Marxism4. Marx’ Research Project As a Future Science for Emancipatory Action: A Delineation5. The Intimations of a Post-Capitalist Society in Marx’s Critique of Political Economy6. Recovering Marx: Steps Towards a Breakdance7. On the Notion of “Workers’ Control” in Marx and Marxists (1871–1917): A Survey8. King, Marx, and the Revolution of Worldwide Value9. Fetishism and Exploitation Marx - 150 and Marx 200: What Has Changed?Part II On the Critique of Political Economy10. Marx’s Observations on the Classical Theory of Interest11. Money, Power, and Capitalism: Marx’s Theory of Money and the Contemporary State-Credit Standard12. Marx as Evolutionary and Some “Revisionist” Implications13. Marx’s Ideas and Conceptions of Socialism in the Twenty-First Century14. Marx’s Metaphysics of Human Labour in the Light of Sraffa: Labour Theory of Value Reconsidered15. Marx’s Prescient Theory of Centralization of Capital: Crises and an Nkrumahist Response16. Petty Production and India’s Development
