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Key Elements of Social Theory Revolutionized by Marx

By Paul Zarembka

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2020
ISBN
9789004432703, 9789004432697
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2493360 bytes)
Series
Studies in Critical Social Sciences Series
Edition
1
Pages
287\287
Time added
2023-08-23 16:10:47
SOC026000

Description

Marx's oeuvre is vast but there are key elements of his ever evolving, class-based contribution to social theory. Declining usefulness for him of Hegelian philosophy and his deepening confrontation with Ricardian political economy were expressions. While the French edition of Capital is closest to Marx's mature thought, Engels did not understand how work on Russia related to Marx's evolution, and Engels distorted the outcome. Accumulation of capital is particularly difficult conceptually, including use of 'primitive accumulation', and is carefully addressed, as is composition of capital. After Marx, Luxemburg is the most significant contributor to Marxism and her works on political economy and on nationalism are highlighted here. The modern topic of state conspiracies, too often avoided, concludes the book. Troubling issues, however, remain.

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