Faced with a new crisis of capitalism, many scholars are now looking back to the author whose ideas were too hastily dismissed after the fall of the Berlin Wall. During the last decade, Marx’s
Capital
has received renewed academic and popular attention. It has been reprinted in new editions throughout the world and the contemporary relevance of its pages is being discussed again. Today, Marx’s analyses are arguably resonating even more strongly than they did in his own time and
continues to provide an effective framework to understand the nature of capitalism and its transformations.
This volume includes the proceedings of the biggest international conference held in the world to celebrate the 150th anniversary of
’s publication. The book is divided into three parts: I) "Capitalism, Past and Present"; II) "Extending the Critique of
"; III) "The Politics of
". It contains the contributions of globally renowned scholars from 13 countries and multiple academic disciplines who offer diverse perspectives, and critical insights into the principal contradictions of contemporary capitalism while pointing to alternative economic and social models. Together, they reconsider the most influential historical debates on
and provide new interpretations of Marx’s
magnum opus
in light of themes rarely associated with
, such as gender, ecology, and non-European societies.
The book is an indispensable source for academic communities who are increasingly interested in rediscovering Marx beyond 20th century Marxism. Moreover, it will be of great appeal to students, as well as established scholars interested in critique of capitalism and socialist theory.