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A classic work of Marxist analysis, available unabridged for the first time
Originally published in 1965, Reading Capital is a landmark of French thought and radical theory, reconstructing Western Marxism from its foundations. Louis Althusser, the French Marxist philosopher, maintained that Marx’s project could only be revived if its scientific and revolutionary novelty was thoroughly divested of all traces of humanism, idealism, Hegelianism and historicism. In order to complete this critical rereading, Althusser and his students at the École normale supérieure ran a seminar on Capital, re-examining its arguments, strengths and weaknesses in detail, and it was out of those discussions that this book was born.
Previously only available in English in highly abridged form, this edition, appearing fifty years after its original publication in France, restores chapters by Roger Establet, Pierre Macherey and Jacques Rancière. It includes a major new introduction by Étienne Balibar.
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About the Author
Louis Althusser (1918–90) taught philosophy for many years at the École normale supérieur in Paris. He was a leading intellectual in the French Communist Party.
Étienne Balibar is Anniversary Chair at Kingston University and Professor Emeritus at the Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense.
Jacques Rancière is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris VIII.
Pierre Macherey is Emeritus Professor at the University of Lille III.
Roger Establet is Emeritus Professor at the University of Provence.
Review
“One of the central texts of French structuralism (and of modern Marxism as well). Its critique of humanism and what Althusser called historicism remains relevant and ought to be renewed in our time.”
—Fredric Jameson
“The complete edition of Reading Capital returns us to the excitement of the book’s first publication. It not only makes available some remarkable essays not included in previous English editions but also allows us to see clearly how the essays emerged from the dynamic interactions of a university seminar.”
—Michael Hardt, co-author of the Empire trilogy
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- PublisherVerso
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 178478141X
- ISBN 13 9781784781415
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages576
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