Time, Labour, and Social Domination: A Reinterpretation of Marx's Critical Theory. (book reviews)

Long in the making, Moishe Postone's magnum opus has arrived at an appropriate moment. Marxian social analysis has fallen on hard times, dragged down by the welcome demise of the quaintly termed "formerly existing socialist societies." But the crises of capitalism remain unresolved and, in some respects, deepen. Postone's aim is, through a critical reconstruction of Marx's theory, to demonstrate that these crises cannot end without fundamental change.

It is clear that traditional Marxism as a critical social theory with emancipatory intent is inadequate. Among the phenomena ...

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