Karl Marx is the most important modern philosopher. His work has radically changed the course of world history, continental philosophy, political theory, literary criticism, and cultural studies. The sheer range of his achievements, and the depth of his critical insights, continue to speak to...

Introduction -- Foundation -- Empire -- Second foundation -- Tricontinental -- Renewal And dispersal -- Beyond Marxism? -- Unexplored territories -- Hidden abode -- Marxism in an age of catastrophe -- Afterword.

Introduction: Mediating Marxism -- Part I Theoretical Readings -- Marx's Notes on Method: A "Reading" of the "1857 Introduction" -- Re-thinking the "Base and Superstructure" Metaphor -- The "Political" and the "Economic" in Marx's Theory of Classes -- The Problem of Ideology: Marxism without...