Advanced Introduction to Marxism and Human Geography

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The Advanced Introduction to Marxism and Human Geography explores the fundamental aspects of Marx‘s conceptualization of capital and of capitalist development, including value theory, the class relation, accumulation and the development of the capitalist division of labor. Kevin Cox goes beyond simplistic analysis to further engage with key concepts, and how their relationships with one another can illuminate the human geography of the world. Contents Preface Part I: Foundations 1 From historical materialism to historical geographical materialism 2 Marx and capital: an overview 3 Marx’s theory of value 4 Surplus value 5 The capital accumulation process 6 Capital’s development 7 ‘The factor(s) of cohesion’: ideology and state under capitalism Part II: Geography and marxism 8 The urbanization of capital and struggles around the capitalist city 9 Marxism, nature and human geography 10 Capitalist geography and difference 11 Geographies of uneven development 12 The geopolitics of capitalism Afterword Bibliography Index