The Twofold Labors of Marx: How Karl Marx Invented the Modern Theory of Work and Workers

Marx was the Darwin of labor, founding the modern critical theory of work: the first full reconstruction and elaboration of Marx's theory.

It is often said that Marx was right about capital, but wrong about labor. The Twofold Labors of Marx challenges that verdict by turning Capital on its head, reconstructing and elaborating its critical theory of labor. Placing Marx's own labors amidst the crisis of artisanal labor, the emerging factory system, and the revolutionary overthrow of enslaved a...