Prew, Paul; Rotta, Tomas; Smith, Tony and Vidal, Matt. 2019. The Enduring Relevance of Karl Marx. In: Matt Vidal; Tony Smith; Tomas Rotta and Paul Prew, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Karl Marx. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 3-35. ISBN 9780190695545 [Book Section]

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This chapter is the introduction to The Oxford Handbook of Karl Marx. It summarizes Marx’s enduring relevance by demonstrating the continuing applicability of his concepts and theories to understanding twenty-first century capitalism and its crises, along with the historical development of human society across varying modes of production. It presents an intellectual biography linking the major moments in Marx’s life to his ideas and theories. The biography also gives insight into Marx’s approach to research by focusing more closely on the method he outlined in the Grundrisse. It demonstrates, among other things, that Marx continually revised his ideas in light of new evidence and argumentation. The chapter concludes with brief summaries of the handbook’s contributions, paying specific attention to the ongoing relevance of each chapter to societal concerns. While the introduction introduces the reader to the varied chapters in the handbook, it goes beyond mere summary to provide fresh insight into Marx’s life, work, and promise.

Item Type:	Book Section
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190695545.013.51
Keywords:	capitalism, class analysis, historical materialism, institutions, Karl Marx, Marxism, Marx biography, modes of production, political economy, social theory
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Institute of Management Studies Institute of Management Studies > Structural Economic Analysis
Dates:	Date Event December 2018 Published Online June 2019 Published
Item ID:	26866
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2019 13:19
Last Modified:	19 Feb 2024 16:29
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/26866

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