Marx, Capital, and the Madness of Economic Reason

Karl Marx's Capital is one of the most important books written in the modern era. In this book, David Harvey provides a concise distillation of his famous course on Capital. Marx, Capital, and the Madness of Economic Reason not only provides an accessible window into Harvey's unique approach to Marxism, but also demonstrates how and why Capital remains a living, breathing document with an outsized influence on contemporary social thought.

About the author

David Harvey is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York Graduate School, where he has taught since 2001. His course on Marx's Capital, developed with students over 40 years, has been downloaded by over two million people since appearing online in 2008. He is also the author of The Enigma of Capital, A Brief History of Neoliberalism, and The Ways of the World.

Product details

• Authors: David Harvey, David Harvey
• Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9780190691486
• ISBN: 978-0-19-069148-6
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 217 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Social Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Political Economy, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Central / national / federal government policies, Marxism & Communism, Central government policies