This book mediates between postcolonial positions that criticize Marxist approaches (and Marxs writings) for their Eurocentrism and defenders of Marx, who claim that this accusation is a myth. In different contributions to this volume, Kolja Lindner pleads for a differentiated assessment of the whole of Marxs work, including less known manuscripts, and a theoretical reconstruction of various elements that have come into the focus of postcolonial critique: ethnocentrism, Orientalism, false universalism and the oblivion of modernitys global entanglement. Against this background, two opportunities simultaneously arise: Marxs Eurocentrism can be deconstructed and his growing awareness of global developments and cosmopolitan struggles established.
Introduction.- Chapter 1. Marxs Eurocentrism: Postcolonial Studies and Marx Scholarship.- Chapter 2. Kolja Lindner & Urs Lindner: How Marx Got Rid of Historical Materialism.- Chapter 3. Late Marx beyond Marxism: Contingency, Critique of Domination and Radical Democracy.- Chapter 4. Global Challenges: Marxism, Eurocentrism and Pluralism in the 21st Century.- Chapter 5. Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Marx: Vivek Chibbers Marxism.- Chapter 6. Marx, Universalism, and the Global South: A Discussion Between Andrea Komlosy, Elena Louisa Lange, Kolja Lindner, Matthias Middell, and Aditya Nigam.
Lindners book is a welcome contribution to the debate about Marxs views on the non-Western world. & debates on various forms of labor are relevant for everyone interested in the history of global capitalism. (Felix, H-Soz-Kult, hsozkult.de, September 29, 2023)
Kolja Lindner is Lecturer in the Departments of German Studies and Political Science, University Paris 8, France.
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