Since the latest crisis of capitalism broke out in 2008, Marx has been back in fashion, and sometimes it seems that his ideas have never been as topical, or as commanding of respect and interest, as they are today. This edited collection arises from one of the largest international conferences dedicated to the bicentenary of Marxs birth. The volume contains 16 chapters authored by globally renowned scholars and is divided into two parts: I) On the Critique of Politics; II) On the Critique of Political Economy. These contributions, from multiple academic disciplines, offer diverse perspectives on why Marx is still so relevant for our times and make this book a source of great appeal for both expert scholars of Marx as well as students and general readers who are approaching his theories for the first time.

     

Shaibal Gupta is the Founding Member Secretary of the Asian Development Research Institute, Patna, India.

Marcello Musto is Associate Professor of Sociological Theory at York University, Canada.

Babak Amini is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at the London School of Economics, London, UK.

       

Part I On the Critique of Politics.- 1. Heinrich Heine and Marx As Essayists: On the Genesis and the Function of the Critic-Intellectuals.- 2. Marxs Critique of German Social Democracy: From the International to the Political Struggles of the 1870s.- 3. Revolution and Radical Democracy: Marx Versus Post-Marxism.- 4. Marx Research Project As a Future Science for Emancipatory Action: A Delineation.- 5. The Intimations of a Post-Capitalist Society in Marxs Critique of Political Economy.- 6. Recovering Marx: Steps Towards a Breakdance.- 7. On the Notion of Workers Control in Marx and Marxists (18711917): A Survey.- 8. King, Marx, and the Revolution of Worldwide Value.- 9. Fetishism and Exploitation Marx - 150 and Marx 200: What Has Changed?.- Part II On the Critique of Political Economy.- 10. Marxs Observations on the Classical Theory of Interest.- 11. Money, Power, and Capitalism: Marxs Theory of Money and the Contemporary State-Credit Standard.- 12. Marx as Evolutionary and Some Revisionist Implications.- 13. Marxs Ideas and Conceptions of Socialism in the Twenty-First Century.- 14. Marxs Metaphysics of Human Labour in the Light of Sraffa: Labour Theory of Value Reconsidered.- 15. Marxs Prescient Theory of Centralization of Capital: Crises and an Nkrumahist Response.- 16. Petty Production and Indias Development.