Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In a review of the first edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, Robert Solow criticized it for overemphasizing the importance of Marxism in modern economics: Marx was an important and influential thinker, and Marxism has been a doctrine with intellectual and practical influence.
Baran worked closely with Sweezy on a book regarded as a landmark in Marxist theory entitled Monopoly Capital, although he died of a heart attack prior to the work's first publication in 1966. [6] Monthly Review launched in 1949 with a circulation of just 450 copies, most of whom were personal acquaintances of either Huberman or Sweezy. [7]
Marx referred to this as the progress of the proletariat from being a class "in itself", a position in the social structure, to being one "for itself", an active and conscious force that could change the world. Marx focuses on the capital industrialist society as the source of social stratification, which ultimately results in class conflict. [58]
Pages in category "Books about Marxism" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. American Marxism;
“Men of War” remains an engrossing documentary with serious subjects on its mind. It examines current global politics while critiquing America’s perpetual war tendencies and the mental ...
McLellan praised Kołakowski for the thoroughness of his philosophical discussion of Marx. [15] Mixed evaluations of the book include those of the Marxist historian G. E. M. de Ste. Croix and the historian of science Roger Smith. [16] [17] De Ste. Croix considered the book overpraised, but nevertheless acknowledged that he was influenced by it.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Karl Marx's three volume Capital: A Critique of Political Economy is widely regarded as one of the greatest written critiques of capitalism. [citation needed]Criticism of capitalism typically ranges from expressing disagreement with particular aspects or outcomes of capitalism to rejecting the principles of the capitalist system in its entirety. [1]