Marx's Capital, Method and Revolutionary Subjectivity

Historical Materialism #112

by Guido Starosta

Through a methodologically-minded reconstruction of the Marxian critique of political economy this study shows that the outcome of the historical movement of the objectified form of social mediation, which has turned into the very alienated subject of social life (i.e., capital), is to develop, as its own immanent determination, the constitution of the (self-abolishing) working class as a revolutionary subject

368 pages, Paperback

Published October 10, 2017

Reviews

[Harrison Pincombe · Rating 4.75 out of 5]

Been reading this very closely for the last 9 months or so, and it's becoming a guiding text in my doctoral research. Potentially, together with Marx's Capital itself, it is the best non-fiction book I've ever read. I learned so much from it, even though it's incredibly difficult in places. Would be 5 stars if I didn't need to fill in its gaps in my own thesis.

[Harry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet another book on Marx that I understood max 20% of but inspired me that all the previous people I was in agreement with (having read them a few months ago) are wrong. The cycle continues.

More seriously, the final conclusions of this had some really important provocations on subjectivity, organising and transition (maybe it’s capitalism, but maybe that’s fine?!!)

[An · Rating 5 out of 5]

bof mha encantat,
només una cosa: que la pràctica transformadora sigui el reconeixement de les pròpies determinacions d'acord, però que el reconeixement de les pròpies determinacions sigui una pràctica ja no em convenç tant.

petonets crítics pràctics

[sergio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reúne buena parte de los aportes de distintos debates recientes sin encallar en la sobreestimación de ninguno. Es un exponente claro de trabajo muy cargado teóricamente que parte de lo concreto, la orientación que toma cada apartado del discurso, desde la construcción del metabolismo social por las herramientas que adoptó Marx de la fisiología no se encalla en las conclusiones que ofrecen autores más encerrados en la ecología o adjetivación infinita del mundo actual.