Karl Marx s Life, Ideas, and Influences

Since 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.

Brings together original contributions of some of the leading scholars on Marx from a wide range of backgrounds and countries Critically examines the legacy of Marx's ideas in a variety of areas including economics, philosophy, history, post-colonial studies, gender studies, and ecology Illuminates the state of research on Marx in different countries and future areas of exploration

Autorentext

Shaibal Gupta is the Founding Member Secretary of the Asian Development Research Institute, Patna, India.

Marcello Musto is Associate Professor of Sociological Theory at York University, Canada.

Babak Amini is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at the London School of Economics, London, UK.

Zusammenfassung

"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)

Inhalt
Part I On the Critique of Politics.- 1. Heinrich Heine and Marx As Essayists: On the Genesis and the Function of the Critic-Intellectuals.- 2. Marx's Critique of German Social Democracy: From the International to the Political Struggles of the 1870s.- 3. Revolution and Radical Democracy: Marx Versus Post-Marxism.- 4. Marx' Research Project As a Future Science for Emancipatory Action: A Delineation.- 5. The Intimations of a Post-Capitalist Society in Marx's Critique of Political Economy.- 6. Recovering Marx: Steps Towards a Breakdance.- 7. On the Notion of Workers' Control in Marx and Marxists (18711917): A Survey.- 8. King, Marx, and the Revolution of Worldwide Value.- 9. Fetishism and Exploitation Marx - 150 and Marx 200: What Has Changed?.- Part II On the Critique of Political Economy.- 10. Marx's Observations on the Classical Theory of Interest.- 11. Money, Power, and Capitalism: Marx's Theory of Money and the Contemporary State-Credit Standard.- 12. Marx as Evolutionary and Some Revisionist Implications.- 13. Marx's Ideas and Conceptions of Socialism in the Twenty-First Century.- 14. Marx's Metaphysics of Human Labour in the Light of Sraffa: Labour Theory of Value Reconsidered.- 15. Marx's Prescient Theory of Centralization of Capital: Crises and an Nkrumahist Response.- 16. Petty Production and India's Development.
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