Reading Capital

By Etienne Balibar, Louis Althusser | Publisher: Verso Books

About the book

Establishing a rigorous program of “symptomatic reading” that cuts through the silences and lacunae of Capital to reveal its philosophical core, Louis Althusser interprets Marx’s structural analysis of production as a revolutionary break—the basis of a completely new science. Building on a series of Althussers’s conceptual innovations that includes “overdetermination” and “social formation,” Étienne Balibar explores the historical and structural facets of production as Marx understood them, scrutinizing many of the most fundamental points in Capital, as though for the first time.

Editions of Reading Capital

Hardcover
ISBN 9781784781446
Paperback
ISBN 9781859841648
Paperback
ISBN 9781844673476
Paperback
ISBN 9780902308565
Paperback
ISBN 9781784781415
EBook
ISBN 9781784781422

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Establishing a rigorous program of “symptomatic reading” that cuts through the silences and lacunae of Capital to reveal its philosophical core, Louis Althusser interprets Marx’s structural analysis of production as a revolutionary break—the basis of a completely new science. Building on a series of Althussers’s conceptual innovations that includes “overdetermination” and “social formation,” Étienne Balibar explores the historical and structural facets of production as Marx understood them, scrutinizing many of the most fundamental points in Capital, as though for the first time.

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What is Reading Capital about?

Establishing a rigorous program of “symptomatic reading” that cuts through the silences and lacunae of Capital to reveal its philosophical core, Louis Althusser interprets Marx’s structural analysis of production as a revolutionary break—the basis of a completely new science. Building on a series of Althussers’s conceptual innovations that includes “overdetermination” and “social formation,” Étienne Balibar explores the historical and structural facets of production as Marx understood them, scrutinizing many of the most fundamental points in Capital, as though for the first time.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Reading Capital?

Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government > Political science and theory

Where can I read a sample of Reading Capital?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781784781446

Is Reading Capital part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Radical Thinkers

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Reading Capital?

Etienne Balibar, Louis Althusser

Who is the Publisher of the book Reading Capital?

Verso Books

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Reading Capital is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781784781446) and paperback(ISBN 9781859841648) and paperback(ISBN 9781844673476) and paperback(ISBN 9780902308565) and paperback(ISBN 9781784781415) and ebook(ISBN 9781784781422)

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