Nail, Thomas
Marx in Motion: A New Materialist Marxism
- ISBN 13:
- 9780197526484
- author:
- Nail, Thomas
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 16.3 x 1.6 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, History & Theory,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Karl Marx's work remains a foundational critique of capitalism. In recent years, his ideas have experienced a resurgence in popularity as people seek answers to global challenges such as rising income inequality and climate change. Marx's theory is not static; it evolves with historical conditions. Thomas Nail argues that Marx treated theory itself as a historical practice, making reading his work a creative activity rather than just interpretation. This book returns to Marx's writings through the lens of pressing philosophical and political issues, including ecological crisis, gender inequality, colonialism, and global mobility. Nail contends that Marx was a new materialist avant la lettre, challenging traditional views on history, matter, and human nature. By re-examining Capital in this light, Nail offers a fresh interpretation of Marx's work, one that treats it as a response to the present rather than a relic of the past.
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