Contemporary Readings in Marxism

This volume straddles between being a compilation of chapters exploring the fundamental conceptual categories within Marxism while engaging with those categories at the same time demonstrating the dynamic ability of the Marxian theoretical paradigm to evolve.

Autorentext

Ravi Kumar teaches Sociology at South Asian University, New Delhi. He is Associate Editor of Society and Culture in South Asia.

Inhalt

Introduction: Marxism: On the Relevance of the Theory and the Need for Engagement MARXISM AND CAPITALISM 1. Historical Materialism: A Critical Assessment 2. Post-Classical Marxian Critique of Political Economy 3. Commodity Value Money and Capital 4. What is Capitalism? Capital: Another Reading 5. Land in Marxian Theory 6. Primitive Accumulation: Concepts and Debates 7. Theorizing the Capitalist State 8. Marxian Theories of Crises 9. Marxism and the Question of Culture 10. Twenty-First Century Socialism and a Theory of Practice MARXISM AND THE INDIAN CONTEXT 11. The Agrarian Question in India 12. Development of Capitalism in India 13. Concept of Caste and Practices of Jati: Exploring Roots of Incomparability 14. Understanding Caste