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Marx's Associated Mode of Production

A Critique of Marxism

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Authors:
  1. Paresh Chattopadhyay

    1. University of Quebec in Montreal, Westmount, Canada

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  • Aims to restore Marx's idea of socialism.
  • Attempts to clarify misinterpretation of Marx's idea of socialism.
  • Provides a scholarly challenge to opportunistic study of Marx.

Part of the book series: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms (MAENMA)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Paresh Chattopadhyay
    Pages 1-12

  3. Marx’s First Critique of Political Economy (1844–1994)

    • Paresh Chattopadhyay
    Pages 13-29

  4. Marx’s Notebooks of 1844–1847

    • Paresh Chattopadhyay
    Pages 31-58

  5. Post-capitalist Society: A Marxian Portrait

    • Paresh Chattopadhyay
    Pages 59-65

  6. On the Dialectic of Labour in the Critique of Political Economy

    • Paresh Chattopadhyay
    Pages 67-73

  7. Women’s Labour and Capital Accumulation

    • Paresh Chattopadhyay
    Pages 75-95

  8. Marx on the Global Reach of Capital

    • Paresh Chattopadhyay
    Pages 97-109

  9. Crisis Theory in Marx’s Economic Manuscripts of Early 1860s

    • Paresh Chattopadhyay
    Pages 111-124

  10. On Market Socialism

    • Paresh Chattopadhyay
    Pages 125-156

  11. Marx on Dialectical Progression Towards Socialism

    • Paresh Chattopadhyay
    Pages 157-195

  12. The Early Roots of Marx’s Capital

    • Paresh Chattopadhyay
    Pages 197-213

  13. Illusion of the Epoch: Twentieth-Century Socialism

    • Paresh Chattopadhyay
    Pages 215-235

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 237-259
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About this book

This book aims to restore Marx’s original emancipatory idea of socialism, conceived as an association of free individuals centered on working people’s self- emancipation after the demise of capitalism. Marxist scholar Paresh Chattopadhyay argues that, Marx’s (and Engels’s) ideas have been deliberately warped with misinterpretation not only by those who resent these ideas but more consequentially by those who have come to power under the banner of Marx, calling themselves communists. This book challenges those who have inaccurately revised Marx’s ideas justify their own pursuit of political power.

Reviews

“This newest book … pulls together his previous thinking on the issue, and, given the space a book provides, presents his views more clearly and in greater depth than any of his previous works. … This book should be read by anyone interested in the essence of Marxism: the transcendence of capitalism to establish a human-centered post-capitalist society.” (Al Campbell, Science & Society, Vol. 82 (04), October, 2018)



“Paresh Chattopadhyay’s Marx’s Associated Mode of Production: A Critique of Marxism stands out as a unique perspective, since it outlines the epistemological mechanism to understand Marx’s original repertoire, and then compares this with what occurred in 20th century history. … this book is a critical exposition of Chattopadhyay’s deep understanding of Marx’s original works. … Marx’s Associated Mode of Production is indeed a classic of a master Marxologist steeped in the original works of Marx.” (Murzban Jal, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 53 (18), May, 2018)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Quebec in Montreal, Westmount, Canada

    Paresh Chattopadhyay

About the author

Paresh Chattopadhyay is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Quebec, Canada and the author of The Marxian Concept of Capital and the Soviet Experience (1994).  He was Visiting Professor at the University of Paris and University of Grenoble.  He is a guest researcher at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and a Fellow at the Berlin Institute for Critical Theory (InkriT).

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