Description
Karl Marx is one of the most influential writers in history. Despite repeated obituaries proclaiming the death of Marxism, in the 21st century Marx's ideas and theories continue to guide vibrant research traditions in sociology, economics, political science, philosophy, history, anthropology, management, economic geography, ecology, literary criticism, and media studies.Due to the exceptionally wide influence and reach of Marxist theory, including over 150 years of historical debates and traditions within Marxism, finding a point of entry can be daunting. The Oxford Handbook of Karl Marx provides an entry point for those new to Marxism. At the same time, its chapters, written by leading Marxist scholars, advance Marxist theory and research. Its coverage is more comprehensive than previous volumes on Marx in terms of both foundational concepts and state-of-the-art empirical research on contemporary social problems. It is also provides equal space to sociologists, economists, and political scientists, with substantial contributions from philosophers, historians, and geographers.The Oxford Handbook of Karl Marx consists of six sections. The first section, Foundations, includes chapters that cover the foundational concepts and theories that constitute the core of Marx's theories of history, society, and political economy. This section demonstrates that the core elements of Marx's political economy of capitalism continue to be defended, elaborated, and applied to empirical social science and covers historical materialism, class, capital, labor, value, crisis, ideology, and alienation. Additional sections include Labor, Class, and Social Divisions; Capitalist States and Spaces; Accumulation, Crisis, and Class Struggle in the Core Countries; Accumulation, Crisis, and Class Struggle in the Peripheral and Semi-Peripheral Countries; and Alternatives to Capitalism.
Table of Contents
Introduction1. The Enduring Relevance of Karl MarxPaul Prew, Tomas Rotta, Tony Smith, and Matt VidalPart I. Foundations2. Historical MaterialismPaul Blackledge3. Class and Class StruggleHenry Heller4. Forces of Production and Relations of ProductionDavid Laibman5. The Eight Steps in Marx's Dialectical MethodBertell Ollman6. Ideology as Alienated SocializationJan Rehmann7. Marx's Conceptualization of Value in CapitalGeert Reuten8. Value and ClassAlan Freeman9. MoneyLeda Maria Paulani10. CapitalAndrew Kliman11. Capital: A Revolutionary Social FormPatrick Murray12. The Grammar of Capital: Wealth in-against-and-beyond ValueJohn Holloway13. Work and Exploitation in Capitalism: The Labor Process and the Valorization ProcessMatt Vidal14. Capital in General and Competition: The Production and Distribution of Surplus-ValueFred Moseley15. Reproduction and Crisis in Capitalist EconomiesDeepankar Basu16. The Capitalist State and State PowerBob Jessop17. Capitalist Social Reproduction: The Contradiction between Production and Social Reproduction under CapitalismMartha E. Gimenez18. Marx, Technology, and the Pathological Future of CapitalismTony Smith19. Alienation, or Why Capitalism Is Bad for UsDan Swain20. The Commodification of Knowledge and InformationTomás Rotta and Rodrigo TeixeiraPart II. Labor, Class, and Social Divisions21. Labor Unions and MovementsBarry Eidlin22. Migration and the Mobility of LaborNicholas De Genova23. Race, Class, and Revolution in the Twenty-First Century: Lessons from the League of Revolutionary Black WorkersWalda Katz-Fishman and Jerome Scott24. Nationalism, Class, and RevolutionKevin B. Anderson25. Hegemony: A Theory of National-Popular Class PoliticsMark McNallyPart III. Capitalist States and Spaces26. Capitalist Crises and the StateLeo Panitch and Sam Gindin27. European "Integration"Magnus Ryner28. The Urbanization of Capital and the Production of Capitalist NaturesErik SwyngedouwPart IV. Accumulation, Crisis, and Class Struggle in the Core Countries29. Stages of Capitalism and Social Structures of Accumulation: A Long ViewTerrence McDonough30. Geriatric Capitalism: Stagnation and Crisis in the Atlantic Postfordist Accumulation RegimeMatt Vidal31. Sociopoiesis: Understanding Crisis in the Capitalist World-System through Complexity SciencesPaul Prew32. Towards a Marxist Theory of Financialized CapitalismJeff Powell33. Metabolic Rifts and the Ecological CrisisBrett Clark, John Bellamy Foster, and Stefano B. LongoPart V. Accumulation, Crisis, and Class Struggle in the Peripheral and Semi-Peripheral Countries34. Global Capital Accumulation and the Specificity of Latin AmericaGuido Starosta35. The Unresolved Agrarian Question in South AsiaDebarshi Das36. Asia and the Shift in Marx's Conception of Revolution and HistoryChun Lin37. Analyzing the Middle EastGilbert Achcar38. Primitive Accumulation in Post-Soviet RussiaDavid MandelPart VI. Alternatives to Capitalism39. Marx's Concept of SocialismPeter Hudis40. Democratic Socialist PlanningPat Devine41. The Continuing Relevance of the Marxist Tradition for Transcending CapitalismErik Olin Wright
