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.
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About the Editor x
List of Contributors xi
Preface xvii
Acknowledgements xx
Note on the Text xxi
1. Capitalism 1
Michael R. Krätke
2. Communism 24
Marcello Musto
3. Democracy 51
Ellen Meiksins Wood
4. Proletariat 70
Marcel van der Linden
5. Class Struggle 92
Alex Callinicos
6. Political Organization 108
Peter Hudis
7. Revolution 126
Michael Löwy
8. Work 141
Ricardo Antunes
9. Capital and Temporality 157
Moishe Postone
10. Ecology 177
John Bellamy Foster
11. Gender Equality 197
Heather A. Brown
12. Nationalism and Ethnicity 212
Kevin B. Anderson
13. Migration 232
Pietro Basso
14. Colonialism 247
Sandro Mezzadra and Ranabir Samaddar
15. State 266
Bob Jessop
16. Globalization 285
Seongjin Jeong
17. War and International Relations 302
Benno Teschke
18. Religion 320
Gilbert Achcar
19. Education 338
Robin Small
20. Art 351
Isabelle Garo
21 Technology and Science 363
Amy E. Wendling
22 Marxisms 376
Immanuel Wallerstein
Index 393
Marcello
Musto