The Bloomsbury Companion to Marx (Bloomsbury Companions)

"There are very few figures in history that have exerted as much and as varied an influence as Karl Marx. His work represents an unrivalled intervention into fields as various as philosophy, journalism, economics, history, politics and cultural criticism. His name is invoked across the political spectrum in connection to revolution and insurrection, social justice and economic transformation. The Bloomsbury Companion to Marx is the definitive reference guide to Marx's life and work. Written by an international team of leading Marx scholars, the book offers comprehensive coverage of Marx's: life and contexts; sources, influences and encounters; key writings; major themes and topics; and reception and influence. The defining feature of this Companion is its attention to the new directions in Marxism that animate the theoretical, scientific, and political sides of Marx's thought. Gender and the growing importance of Marxist-feminism is treated as equally important to clarifying Marx today as traditional and diverse categories of critique such as class, capital, and mode of production. Similarly, this Companion showcases the methodological and political importance of Marxism to environmentalist politics. Finally, the volume examines in detail non-European Marxisms, demonstrating the centrality of Marxist thought to political movements both within and beyond the global north. This book is the ideal research resource for anyone working on Marx and his ideas today, and as an entry point, if you are approaching Marx's thought for the first time."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Preface / Wolfgang Fritz Haug -- A. Key Texts -- 1. Introduction To A Critique Of Hegel's Philosophy Of Right (1843-44) / Jerilyn Sambrooke Losch -- 2. The Economic And Philosophical Manuscripts Of 1844 (1843-1844) / Judith Grant --3. Theses On Feuerbach (1845-1846) / Andrew Pendakis -- 4. The German Ideology / Anna Kornbluh -- 5. The Communist Manifesto (1848) / Peter Lamb -- 6. The Eighteenth Brumaire Of Louis Bonaparte (1852) / Gavin Walker -- 7. The Grundrisse (1858) / Nick Nesbitt -- 8. A Contribution To The Critique Of Political Economy (1859) / Simon Choat -- 9. Capital: A Critique Of Political Economy, Volume I (1867) / Harry Cleaver -- 10. The Civil War In France (1871) / Franco Bifo Berardi -- 11. Critique Of The Gotha Program (1875) / Andrew Pendakis -- B. Philosophical And Historical Context -- 12. Materialism And Natural Sciences / Maurizia Boscagli -- 13. The Christian State / Roland Boer -- 14. Liberalism And Its Discontents / Terrell Carver -- 15. Philosophical Constellations / Christian Thorne -- 16. Nineteenth-century Social Theory / Corbin Hiday -- 17. Industry, Technology, Energy / Robert Johnson -- 18. Engels / Jordan Kinder -- C. Sources And Influences -- 19. Ancient Philosophy / Aaron Jaffe And Cinzia Arruzza -- 20. Hegelianism / Andrew Cole -- 21. Political Economy / Radhika Desai -- 22. French Socialism And Communism / Jonathan Beecher -- 23. Marx's German And British Political Encounters / William Clare Roberts -- D. Key Themes And Topics -- 24. Abstraction / Leigh Claire La Berge -- 25. Accumulation / Sean O'brien -- 26. Alienation / Tim Bewes -- 27. Base And Superstructure / Edgar Illas -- 28. Capital / Elena Louisa Lange -- 29. Circulation / Atle Mikkola Kjøsen -- 30. Crisis / Joshua Clover -- 31. Dialectics / Carolyn Lesjak -- 32. Exploitation / Matt Cole -- 33. Fetishism / James Penney -- 34. History And Class Struggle / Peter Hitchcock -- 35. Ideology / Tanner Mirrlees -- 36. Imperialism / Tanner Mirrlees -- 37. Mediation / Ruth Jennison -- 38. Mode Of Production / Jason Read -- 39. Nature And Ecology / Philip Campanile And Michael Watts -- 40. Primitive Accumulation / Jordy Rosenberg -- 41. Profit / Alan Freeman -- 42. Property / Christian Schmidt -- 43. Religion / Jan Rehmann -- 44. Reproduction / Amy De'ath -- 45. Revolutionary Communism / Peter Hudis -- 46. Revolutionary Strategy / Peter Hallward -- 47. Social Relations / Kevin Floyd -- 48. Utopia / Gerry Canavan -- 49. Value / Mathias Nilges -- 50. Work / David Ravensbergen -- E. Marx After Marx -- 51. Soviet Union And Eastern Europe / Joe Grim Feinberg -- 52. Latin America / Emilio Sauri -- 53. China / Rebecca Karl -- 54. Japan / Gavin Walker -- 55. Western Europe / Jan Kandiyali -- 56. The Arab World / Jaafar Aksikas -- 57. India / Dhruv Jain -- 58. Africa / Priya Lal -- 59. North America / Tanner Mirrlees -- 60. Indigenous Internationalisms / Deena Rymhs -- F. Contemporary Theory And Philosophy -- 61. Literature And Culture / Sarah Brouillette -- 62. Cultural Studies / Jaafar Aksikas -- 63. Ecology And Environmentalism / Danijela Dolenec -- 64. Gender And Feminism / Leopoldina Fortunati -- 65. Geography / Matt Huber -- 66. Materialisms / David Chandler -- 67. Philosophy / Panagiotis Sortiris -- 68. Political Economy / Justin Paulson -- 69. Political Theory / Bruno Bosteels -- 70. Psychoanalysis / A. Kiarina Kordela -- 71. Racism / Barbara Foley -- 72. Sociology / Samir Gandesha -- 3. Technology / Mckenzie Wark -- 74. Uneven Development / Harry Harootunian. Edited By Jeff Diamanti, Andrew Pendakis And Imre Szeman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "There are very few figures in history that have exerted as much and as varied an influence as Karl Marx. His work represents an unrivalled intervention into fields as various as philosophy, journalism, economics, history, politics and cultural criticism. His name is invoked across the political spectrum in connection to revolution and insurrection, social justice and economic transformation.The Bloomsbury Companion to Marx is the definitive reference guide to Marx's life and work. Written by an international team of leading Marx scholars, the book offers comprehensive coverage of Marx's: life and contexts; sources, influences and encounters; key writings; major themes and topics; and reception and influence.The defining feature of this Companion is its attention to the new directions in Marxism that animate the theoretical, scientific, and political sides of Marx's thought. Gender and the growing importance of Marxist-feminism is treated as equally important to clarifying Marx today as traditional and diverse categories of critique such as class, capital, and mode of production. Similarly, this Companion showcases the methodological and political importance of Marxism to environmentalist politics. Finally, the volume examines in detail non-European Marxisms, demonstrating the centrality of Marxist thought to political movements both within and beyond the global north.This book is the ideal research resource for anyone working on Marx and his ideas today, and as an entry point, if you are approaching Marx's thought for the first time."--Site de l'éditeur "Written by an international team of leading Marx scholars, this is the definitive reference guide to Marx's life and work for anyone studying, researching or working on his ideas today. The defining feature of this companion is its attention to new directions in Marxism. Gender and the growing prominence of Marxist-feminism are treated as equally important within the Marxist conceptual canon as traditional categories of critique such as class, capital, and mode of production. Similarly, it showcases the importance of Marxism to environmentalist politics and examines non-European Marxisms in detail, demonstrating the centrality of Marxist thought to political movements beyond the global North."--Page 4 of cover