A companion to Marx's Capital

A companion to Marx's Capital

David Harvey, 1935-

Book - 2010

The biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression has generated a surge of interest in Marx's work in the effort to understand the origins of our current predicament. For nearly forty years, David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world's foremost Marx scholars. Based on his recent lectures, this current volume aims to bring that depth of learning to a broader audience, guiding first-time readers through a fascinating and deeply rewarding text. A Companion to Marx's Capital offers fresh, original and sometimes critical interpretations of a book that changed the course of history and, as Harvey intimates, may do so again.

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Subjects
Marx, Karl, > 1818-1883. > Kapital.
Capital.
Economics.
Published
London ; New York : Verso ©2010.
Language
English
Main Author
David Harvey, 1935- (author)
Other Authors
Karl Marx, 1818-1883 (-)
Physical Description
2 volumes ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781844673582
9781844673599
9781781681213
  • Volume 1. Commodities and exchange
  • Money
  • From capital to labor power
  • The labor process and the production of surplus value
  • The working day
  • Relative surplus-value
  • What technology reveals
  • Machinery and large-scale industry
  • From absolute and relative surplus-value to the accumulation of capital
  • Capitalist accumulation
  • The secret of primitive accumulation
  • Reflections and prognoses.
  • Volume 2. The circuits of capital
  • The three figures of the circuit and the continuity of capital flow
  • The question of fixed capital
  • Merchants' capital
  • Interest, credit and finance
  • Marx's views on the credit system
  • The role of credit and the banking system
  • The time and space of capital
  • Circulation and turnover times
  • The reproduction of capital
  • The problem of fixed capital and expanded reproduction
  • Reflections.
Review by Choice Review

Unlike most books on Capital, which tend to begin with a predetermined interpretation and then find suitable quotations to back it up, Harvey (CUNY Graduate Center) has produced a companion to guide readers through the thicket of Marx's great work--the social science equivalent of Finnegans Wake. Along the way, Harvey carefully helps readers understand what Marx is doing. Marx is using a particular term; why is he doing it? Marx seems to be going on a tangent; why? Many readers who pick up this book expecting to find a potted version of Capital are likely to be drawn to reading the original. To Harvey's credit, his own interpretation slides off to the background, allowing readers to form their own opinions, except for his correct insistence that Marx's categories must be seen in terms of social relations. At times, the presentation can be challenging, but the richness of this book will make readers forgiving of any bumps in the road. No short review can do justice to this outstanding book. Summing Up: Essential. Academic collections, lower-division undergraduate and up; serious general readers. M. Perelman California State University, Chico

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