Books/Slavoj Zizek/Reading Marx
‘Reading Marx’ by Slavoj Žižek, Frank Ruda & Agon Hamza
Book Description
Marx’s critique of political economy is vital for understanding the crisis of contemporary capitalism. Yet the nature of its relevance and some of its key tenets remain poorly understood. This bold intervention brings together the work of leading Marx scholars Slavoj Žižek, Frank Ruda and Agon Hamza, to offer a fresh, radical reinterpretation of Marxism that explains the failures of neoliberalism and lays the foundations for a new emancipatory politics.
Avoiding trite comparisons between Marx’s worldview and our current political scene, the authors show that the current relevance and value of Marx’s thought can better be explained by placing his key ideas in dialogue with those that have attempted to replace them. Reading Marx through Hegel and Lacan, particle physics, and modern political trends, the authors provide new ways to explain the crisis in contemporary capitalism and resist fundamentalism in all its forms. Reading Marx will find a wide audience amongst activists and scholars.
See Also
- Agon Hamza, Frank Ruda & Slavoj Žižek – Reading Marx | 6th November 2018 | Audio
- Slavoj Žižek: Is Karl Marx Alive, Dead or a Living Dead? Re-reading Marx in the 21st Century (audio) | South Korea | 20th June 2018
- ‘Reading Marx’ by Slavoj Žižek, Frank Ruda & Agon Hamza
- ‘Marx’s Dyslexia’ by Agon Hamza (article)