The Marx Revival

by Marcello Musto (Editor)

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.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction, Economics

432 pages, Paperback

Published June 18, 2020

About the author

Marcello Musto is Professor of Sociology at York University (Toronto – Canada) and is acknowledged globally as one of the authors who has made significant contributions to the revival of Marx studies over the last decade. His major writings comprise four single-authored books, eleven edited volumes, and more than 50 journal articles and books chapters. Among his authored books there are Another Marx: Early Manuscripts to the International (Bloomsbury, 2018); and The Last Years of Karl Marx: An Intellectual Biography (Stanford University Press, 2020); while his edited volumes include Workers Unite! The International 150 Years Later (Bloomsbury, 2014); Marx’s Capital after 150 Years: Critique and Alternative to Capitalism, (Routledge, 2019); The Marx Revival: Key Concepts and New Interpretations (Cambridge University Press, 2020); and Karl Marx’s Writings on Alienation (Palgrave, 2021).

Reviews

[Cecília Navarro · Rating 5 out of 5]

mem si se posa de moda ser marxista per favor

[Molsa Roja(s) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una obra monumental sobre les idees i concepcions de Marx en vint-i-dos temes diferents, de l'art a la guerra passant per l'educació. Un volum completíssim per a visitar el pensament de Marx, retrobar-nos amb els principals conceptes de la seva obra i, finalment, fer-nos una idea de les seves possibilitats en el món contemporani. Un llibre que depèn del tema i de l'escriptor és dens, i que en d'altres moments és lleugeríssim i entusiasta; un llibre, en fi, que caldria llegir per a pensar en el Marx d'avui en dia en temes com són l'ecologia, el colonialisme o el gènere. Fantàstica feina!

[Debraj Bhattacharya · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book offers an excellent set of essays on some of the key themes of Marx's thought in relation to contemporary times. Class Struggle and Religion are two such examples. The authors discuss what Marx wrote on the topic and then discuss how the literature has evolved over time till recent times.

[Nathan Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, as these things go. Some entries livelier than expected; useful for its purpose, much better than a lot of introductions.

[R · Rating 1 out of 5]

no good

[oriol abelanet]

Una excel·lent i profunda introducció al marxisme que et situa en les seves bases. M’ha agradat l’aposta per una reinterpretació contemporània de Marx, però en aquest sentit, hi he trobat a faltar un estudi més concret de l’aplicació del pensament a l’actualitat. Amb ganes de passar a net els apunts.

[meltem · Rating 5 out of 5]

:))))