The Marx Revival: Key Concepts and New Interpretations

by Marcello Musto (Editor)

Overview

The planet is in deep trouble because of capitalism, and Karl Marx, freed from the chains of “real socialism”, is being rediscovered all around the world as the thinker who provided us with its most insightful critique. The Marx Revival is the best, most complete and most modern guide to Marx's ideas that has appeared since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Written by highly reputed international experts, in a clear form accessible to a wider public, it brings together the liveliest and most thought-provoking contemporary interpretations of Marx's work. It presents what he actually wrote in respect of 22 key concepts, the areas that require updating as a result of changes since the late-nineteenth century, and the reasons why it is still of such relevance in today's world. The result is a collection that will prove indispensable both for specialists and for a new generation approaching Marx's work for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107117921
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/18/2020
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

Marcello Musto is Associate Professor of Sociology at York University. He has published worldwide in more than twenty languages and his most recent titles are Another Marx: Early Manuscripts to the International (2018), The Last Years of Karl Marx: An Intellectual Biography (2020), and Travels with Marx: Destinations, Reflections and Encounters (2020).

Table of Contents

1. Preface Marcello Musto; 2. Capitalism Michael Krätke; 3. Communism Marcello Musto; 4. Democracy Ellen Meiksins Wood; 5. Proletariat Marcel van der Linden; 6. Class Struggle Alex Callinicos; 7. Political Organization Peter Hudis; 8. Revolution Michael Löwy; 9. Work Ricardo Antunes; 10. Capital and Temporality Moishe Postone; 11. Ecology John Bellamy Foster; 12. Gender Equality Heather Brown; 13. Nationalism and Ethnicity Kevin Anderson; 14. Migration Pietro Basso; 15. Colonialism; Ranabir Samaddar and Sandro Mezzadra; 16. State Bob Jessop; 17. Globalization Seongjin Jeong; 18. War and International Relations Benno Teschke; 19. Religion Gilbert Achcar; 20. Education Robin Small; 21. Art Isabelle Garo; 22. Technology and Science Amy Wendling; 23. Marxisms Immanuel Wallerstein; Index.

Editorial Reviews

'The Marx Revival is a book brimming with new insights and perspectives on a great, complex intellectual oeuvre, only now beginning to be published in full. This is Marx for the 21st century.' Göran Therborn, University of Cambridge

'It is no surprise that in times like these we see a major revival of interest in Marx. But which Marx will be revived? The essays collected here portray a thinker far removed from old-school orthodoxies. Complicating received understandings of labor, class struggle, and revolution, they reveal a restless intellect grappling with migration and ecological destruction; democracy, nationalism and war; faultiness of gender, ethnicity and race. The result is a revelation: a Marx for our times.' Nancy Fraser, New School for Social Research, New York

'The Marx Revival will be the place to start for readers seeking sweeping, comprehensive, and professional summaries of the state of play in Marx scholarship. This highly-recommended collection offers a first-rate analysis of the leading problems, themes, and concepts in the field by leading scholars from many disciplines.' Gregory Claeys, University of London

‘This edited volume on the concepts and interpretations of Karl Marx is a timely collection that appeals to at least three overlapping audiences … The chapters are well written, even exciting; Musto’s chapter on communism, for example, is written as though he has much to say and is running out of time - a nice reflection of the global recession of 2008 and the current pandemic economy.’ M. J. Wert, Choice

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