Rethinking Marxism: India from a Class Perspective

This comprehensive collection examines Marxist theory through contemporary Indian economic and social contexts. The work provides critical analysis of class formation, working class conditions, and labor relations in postcolonial India. Twenty-one chapters explore capitalism, primitive accumulation, economic development, and informal sector dynamics. The collection includes postcolonial critique of economic dualism, analysis of state formation and nationalism, and examination of postcapitalist alternatives and also includes:

• Comprehensive examination of Marxist theory through contemporary Indian economic and social contexts
• Critical analysis of class formation, working class conditions, and labor relations in postcolonial India
• Theoretical framework for understanding capitalism, primitive accumulation, and economic development
• Postcolonial critique of economic dualism and informal sector dynamics in developing economies
• Analysis of state formation, nationalism, and imperialism in the context of neoliberal globalization

This title has been co-published with Aakar Books. T&F does not sell or distribute the print edition in South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka).

Anjan Chakrabarti is currently Professor of Economics, University of Calcutta, India. His co-authored book with Anup Dhar is titled Dislocation and Resettlement in Development: From Third World to World of the Third. He is also the recipient of Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao Prize in Social Science Research in Economics.

Anup Dhar is former Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi, India. His co-authored book with Anjan Chakrabarti is titled World of the Third and Hegemonic Capital: Between Marx and Freud.