Marx's concept of money : the God of commodities

This ground-breaking study places Marx's theory of money within the wider context of his political and philosophical thought, with particular reference to ''alienation.'' BOOK COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 2 SERIES-TITLE......Page 3 TITLE......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 7 PREFACE......Page 8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 11 ABBREVIATIONS......Page 12 1 INTRODUCTION......Page 13 2 AN ALIENATION THEORY OF MONEY......Page 16 3 MONETARY SYSTEM, CREDIT SYSTEM, CRISIS......Page 31 4 THE GRUNDRISSE......Page 47 5 A CONTRIBUTION TO THE CRITIQUE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY......Page 80 6 MONEY AND THE ADVANCE OF CAPITAL......Page 113 7 THE MONEY COMMODITY, COMMODITY FETISHISM AND SCIENTIFIC DIALECTICS......Page 144 8 CONCLUSION......Page 174 NOTES......Page 193 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 218 INDEX......Page 231 This work relates Marx's theory of money to his overall political economy, and places it firmly within the wider context of his political and philosophical thought. It has for some time been held that there exists an epistomological break between the early'humanist'and later'scientific'Marx. However, in this ground-breaking study Anitra Nelson links Marx's conecept of money to his early key concepts with particular reference to'alienation'. Anitra Nelson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 234-245) And Index.