Foreword by Francesco Schettino Part I:Capitalism and Socialism as Modes of Production 1. Introduction to Part I2. The hard scientific underpinnings of XXIth century political economy3. Modes of production and socioeconomic formations 4. Labor and value 5. Real competition, pending issues and...

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...

Im Herbst 1989 vernimmt der erst 18-jährige Thomas Piketty wie der Rest der westlichen Welt gebannt die Nachricht vom Zusammenbruch der kommunistischen Diktaturen und des "real existierenden Sozialismus". Alle Gegenentwürfe zum Kapitalismus scheinen krachend gescheitert. Doch 30 Jahre und eine...

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...

Contents: 1. Production modes, Marx's method and the feasible revolution -- 2. The coopererative firm as an alternative to the capital-owned business enterprise -- 3. A few advantages of economic democracy -- 4. Marx, Marxism and the cooperative movement -- 5. Recent criticisms of the labour...