Here are three recently published books in our Marx, Engels, Marxisms series:
Communism, Political Power and Personal Freedom in Marx: Beyond the Dualism of Realms, by Levy del Aguila Marchena –
This book investigates communism in Marx’s writings, incorporating a consideration of communist politicity. The author outlines the arguments by which it is possible to sustain—from Marx—the idea that human emancipation against capital also means the elimination of the State, the public, and the political dimension of praxis. He also posits that the concrete tasks of the “management of the common” in a communist society require political mediations that allow us to confront the difference inherent to the personality of freely associated producers, as well as the ontological finitude from which no technical power can evade. Finally, assuming Marx as a starting point whose work remains an inescapable source for “thinking communism,” the book proposes a research agenda from Marx and beyond to continue in this imperative task. For more, see the webpage of the book here.
Socialism in Marx’s Capital: Towards a Dealienated World, by Paresh Chattopadhyay –
This book explores how Marx envisaged society after capital(ism) by a close examination of the idea of socialism in the text(s) of Capital. Going beyond Marx’s critique of the Gotha Programme, Paresh Chattopadhyay challenges those who leave Capital aside in discussions of socialism in Marx’s works on the grounds that it is uniquely preoccupied with the critical analysis of capitalism. Instead, Chattopadhyay shows how Marx, in Capital, considered capitalism as a simple transitional society preparing the advent of socialism envisioned as an association of free and equal individuals. For more, see the webpage of the book here.
Rethinking Alternatives with Marx: Economy, Ecology and Migration, edited by Marcello Musto –
This book presents a Marx that is in many ways different from the one popularized by the dominant currents of twentieth-century Marxism. The dual aim of this edited volume is to contribute to a new critical discussion of some of the classical themes of Marx’s thought and to develop a deeper analysis of certain questions to which relatively little attention has been paid until recently. Contributions of globally renowned scholars, from nine countries and multiple academic disciplines, offer diverse and innovative perspectives on Marx’s points of view about ecology, migration, gender, the capitalist mode of production, the labour movement, globalization, social relations, and the contours of a possible socialist alternative. The result is a collection that will prove indispensable for all specialists in the field and which suggests that Marx’s analyses are arguably resonating even more strongly today than they did in his own time. For more, see the webpage of the book here.
For more titles in the series on the theme of rethinking Marx, see also:
Karl Marx’s Writings on Alienation, edited by Marcello Musto
Karl Marx’s Life, Ideas, and Influences A Critical Examination on the Bicentenary, edited by Shaibal Gupta, Marcello Musto, & Babak Amini
Alienation and Emancipation in the Work of Karl Marx, by George C. Comninel
Marx on Emancipation and Socialist Goals: Retrieving Marx for the Future, by Robert X. Ware