Contemporary Marxist Theory - 9781441106285

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Contemporary Marxist TheoryA Reader\nAuthor(s): Andrew Pendakis, Jeff Diamanti, Nicholas Brown, Josh Robinson, Imre Szeman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781441106285, 978-1441106285\nSynopsis\nThis volume brings together works written by international theorists since the fall of the Berlin Wall, showing how today's crisis-ridden global capitalism is making Marxist theory more relevant and necessary than ever. This collection of key texts by prominent and lesser-known thinkers from Latin America, Asia, Africa, America, and Europe showcases an area of scholarly analysis whose impact on academic and popular discourses as well as political action will only grow in the coming years. It reflects today's sense of planetary eco-emergency and a heightened interest in political economy that follows discontentment with the growing inequalities in the West and the unequal nature of development in the \""global Sout.