Marx and the Common: From Capital to the Late Writings (Historical Materialism, 105)

In Marx and the Common , Luca Basso provides a detailed reconstruction of the late Marx's connection of the collective dimension of communism and the element of individual realisation. Through an original analysis of a vast range of Marx's writings - from Capital to his political texts and scientific notes - the author brings out an articulated historical-theoretical landscape in which the notion of 'individual' is intertwined with the ideas of 'class', 'society' and 'community'. Rooting his analysis in the revolutionary power of the workers' 'acting in common', Basso brings to the fore an anthropological dynamic in Marx, irreducible to either liberal individualism or any kind of organicist approach. By Luca Basso ; Translation By David Broder. First Published In Italian By Ombre Corte Edizioni As Agire In Comune. Antropologia E Politica Nell'ultimo Marx, Verona, 2012. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.