Reading Capital today: Marx after 150 years

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Recent years have seen a surge of interest in Marxian political economy and especially Marx's great work Capital. 150 years after the book's original publication, are there readings of Capital that can help us find new pathways to progressive or revolutionary change? In this wide-ranging new volume, leading thinkers reflect on Capital's legacy, its limitations and its continuing relevance for today, highlighting issues including ecology, gender, race, labour, communism, the 'Third World' and imperialism. The contributors also aim to identify the connections between Capital and various socialist projects of the past, and draw lessons from those experiences that might contribute to the reinvention of socialist politics today. Contributors include: Ingo Schmidt, Carlo Fanelli, William Pelz, Anej Korsika, Prabhat Patnaik, Beverly Silver, Silvia Federici, Paul Thompson, Chris Smith, Peter Gose, Justin Paulson, Jeff Noonan, Hannah Holleman and Peter Hudis. 1. Capital and the history of class struggle / Ingo Schmidt -- 2. Capital and the first international / William A. Pelz -- 3. Capital and soviet communism / Anej Korsika -- 4. Capital and the Labour Theory of Value / Prabhat Patnaik -- 5. Capital and Gender / Silvia Federici -- 6. Capital and its 'Laws of Motion' : determination, praxis and the human science/natural science question / Justin Paulson -- 7. Capital and the labour process / Chris Smith -- 8. Capital and organized labour / Jeff Noonan -- 9. Capital and ecology / Hannah Holleman -- 10. Imagining society beyond capital / Peter Hudis.