Marx, Marxism and the Question of Eurocentrism

This book mediates between postcolonial positions that criticize Marxist approaches (and Marx's writings) for their Eurocentrism and defenders of Marx, who claim that this accusation is a myth. In different contributions to this volume, Kolja Lindner pleads for a differentiated assessment of the whole of Marx's work, including less known manuscripts, and a theoretical reconstruction of various elements that have come into the focus of postcolonial critique: ethnocentrism, Orientalism, false universalism and the oblivion of modernity's global entanglement. Against this background, two opportunities simultaneously arise: Marx's Eurocentrism can be deconstructed and his growing awareness of global developments and cosmopolitan struggles established.

Kolja Lindner is Lecturer in the Departments of German Studies and Political Science, University Paris 8, France.

Autorentext

Kolja Lindner is Lecturer in the Departments of German Studies and Political Science, University Paris 8, France.

Inhalt

Introduction. - Chapter 1. Marx's Eurocentrism: Postcolonial Studies and Marx Scholarship. - Chapter 2. Kolja Lindner & Urs Lindner: How Marx Got Rid of Historical Materialism. - Chapter 3. Late Marx beyond Marxism: Contingency, Critique of Domination and Radical Democracy. - Chapter 4. Global Challenges: Marxism, Eurocentrism and Pluralism in the 21st Century. - Chapter 5. Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Marx: Vivek Chibber's Marxism. - Chapter 6. Marx, Universalism, and the Global South: A Discussion Between Andrea Komlosy, Elena Louisa Lange, Kolja Lindner, Matthias Middell, and Aditya Nigam