The relevance of Marx's contribution to political economy is discussed, as is Marxism and the ongoing battle of ideas. John McDonnell MP, Shadow Chancellor, writes about Marxism as a force for change in the 21st century. The leader of the Indian Communist Party, Sitaram Yechury, focuses on Marx's legacy 200 years on.
Other wide-ranging topics demonstrating the relevance of Marxist ideas and approaches in the current climate include: 'neoliberalism, austerity and Marx', 'capitalism and new technology', 'Marxism and the environment', 'Marxism & Women', 'Marxism and culture' as well as 'the role of the state', 'Marxism and the present as history' and 'Populist nationalism'.
The book is based on a major international conference organised by the Marx Memorial Library to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx on 5 May 2018.
Contents include:
INTRODUCTION
MARY DAVIS
Marx200 - The Significance of Marxism in the 21st Century
JOHN McDONNELL
Marx as a Force for Change Today
BEN FINE
Marx and Value: The Enigma Code for Contemporary Capitalism
DENISE CHRISTIE
Public before Profit
VIJAY PRASHAD
Every Form of Working-Class Activity
MARY DAVIS
Women, Class and Gender: A Marxist-Feminist Perspective
JOHN FOSTER
History and Marx's Method
ISABEL MONAL
The Battle of Ideas and the Formation of Consciousness
DAVID McLELLAN
Marx's Materialist Conception of History: New Perspectives
FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ
Marxism and the Peculiarities of Indo-American Socialism
ALAN F BLACKWELL
Artificial Intelligence and the Abstraction of Cognitive Labour
URSULA HUWS
The Onward March of Commodification
CHRISTINE LINDEY
Being a Marxist Artist Under Capitalism
DAVID MARGOLIES
Literature and political judgment
TED BENTON
The Ecological Marx?
JOHN O'NEILL
From Socialist Calculation to Political Ecology
SITARAM YECHURY
Marxism as a force for change today
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