Marxism Recycled
Marxism Recycled
Philippe van Parijs, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
October 2009
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The essays collected in this book reflect the author's conviction that the Marxist tradition can be kept alive as an essential political component of the Left not through dutiful conservation, but through ruthless recycling. The book draws lessons from the blind alleys to which Marxist thought led, and preserves and develops the most precious insights it contains. In particular, it spells out and defends the controversial notion of a "capitalist road to communism" that would remain true to the Marxian ideal while embracing capitalism.
- An irreverent and controversial look at the place of Marxist thought in the contemporary world
- Van Parijs is a star in Marx studies and political philosophy, known for the engaging style of his writing and the originality of his views
- Series editor compares this book to Elster's Making Sense of Marx, and Przeworski's Capitalism and Social Democracy
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October 2009Paperback
9780521122146
264 pages
229 × 152 × 15 mm
0.39kg
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Table of Contents
- Part I. A New Start for Historical Materialism?:
- 1. From contradiction to catastrophe
- 2. Marxism's central puzzle
- Part II. Crisis Theory Shattered:
- 3. A rational reconstruction by way of obituary
- 4. Why Marxist economics needs microfoundations
- Part III. Exploitation Rejuvenated:
- 5. Exploitation and the libertarian challenge
- 6. A revolution in class theory
- 7. Marxism and migration
- Part IV. Forward without Socialism:
- 8. A capitalist road to communism
- 9. Universal grants versus socialism
- 10. In defence of abundance
- Envoi: the greening of Marx.
