Beyond Capital Marx's Political Economy of the Working Class [Paperback]

Winner of The Deutscher Memorial Prize 2004. In a completely reworked edition of his classic (1991) volume, Michael A. Lebowitz explores the implications of the book on wage-labour that Marx originally intended to write. Focusing upon critical assumptions in Capital that were to be removed in Wage-Labour and upon Marx's methodology, Lebowitz stresses the one-sidedness of Marx's Capital and argues that the side of the workers, their goals and their struggles in capitalism have been ignored by a monolithic Marxism characterized by determinism, reductionism and a silence on human experience.List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Why Marx? A Story of Capital Why Beyond Capital ? The Missing Book on Wage-Labour The One-Sidedness of Capital The Political Economy of Wage-Labour Wages One-Sided Marxism The One-Sidedness of Wage-Labour Beyond Capital? From Political Economy to Class Struggle From Capital to the Collective Worker Notes Bibliography Index

'Lebowitz's argument about the inadequacy of Marx's formulation of relative surplus value is a major contribution to Marxian thought.' - Tony Smith, Philosophy, Iowa State

'This book offers an outstanding contribution to Marxist theory. It is innovative, clear-sighted and thought-provoking. Lebowitz is one of the most original thinkers of our age. Beyond Capital should be read by all those with an interest in Marx's analysis of capitalism.' - Alfredo Saad-Filho, Political Economy, School of Oriental and Asian Studies, UK

Reviews of the first edition:

'...a rigourous, insightful and pleasantly readable book on the theme of class subjectivity, and this should give to any Marxist - especially any Marxist 'political economist' - sufficient reason for reading it.' - Massimo de Angelis, Capital & Class

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