Marx: Key Concepts (New Directions in Modern Economics series)

This scholarly book conducts an extensive exploration into the central ideas of Karl Marx, focussing on the key concepts that have defined his thought and legacy. Bringing together a wealth of internationally renowned contributors, across different generations, Marx: Key Concepts analyses in depth Marx's theories of (surplus) value, money, and capital, and their reception in classical and contemporary economic, sociological and philosophical debates. Chapters cover Marx's core writings on the meaning of critique of political economy, materialism, dialectical method, real abstraction, absolute value, money, automatic Subject, reproduction, original accumulation, material interchange, domination, social reproduction, and pre-capitalist modes of production. Rediscovering the theoretical stratified density of the basic notions in Capital , the book provides crucial insight into the complexity and global significance of Marx's ideas and their relevance for the understanding of contemporary society, politics and economy. This book will be essential reading for academics, scholars and researchers interested in the history and the methodology of economic thought, social science, political economy, sociology, and political theory.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800880758
• ISBN13: 9781800880757
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.0"