"Tormey and Townshend have succeeded not just in making obtainable the notoriously evasive rules of ‘Post-Marxist’ thinkers, they've got all started the important paintings of significantly studying their contribution to Marx’s undertaking of overcoming capitalism."

- James Martin, Goldsmiths, college of London

"Excellent textbook - severe, hard and carefully engaging!"

- Richard White, Sheffield Hallam University

"In language that is transparent with no being simplistic, Tormey and Townshend support readers take into consideration how one can dwell 'with and with no Marx' within the wake of Marxism’s old disasters in addition to its carrying on with relevance to existence less than globalizing capitalism."

- Mark Rupert, Syracuse University

Key Thinkers in severe conception to put up Marxism is a finished advent to maybe the main key highbrow development in modern severe conception. In jargon-free language, it seeks to unpack, clarify and evaluate the various key figures at the back of the rethinking of the legacy of Marxism in concept and practice.

Key thinkers coated contain Cornelius Castoriadis, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Deleuze and Guattari, Laclau and Mouffe, Agnes Heller, Jacques Derrida, J rgen Habermas and post-Marxist feminism.

Each bankruptcy covers a key philosopher or contribution and hence should be learn as a stand by myself creation to the central features in their strategy. each one bankruptcy is by means of a precis of key issues with a advisor to additional reading.

Underlying the textual content is additionally the relevant query: what's Post-Marxism? rather than viewing Post-Marxism as an ideology, flow or culture of theorizing, the authors suggest Post-Marxism as a free appellation describing those that have problematised Marx’s method of realizing and difficult modern capitalism. As such the booklet additionally bargains an attractive remark on many of the key political advancements of our time together with, for instance, the anti-globalisation movement.

Key Thinkers in serious idea to put up Marxism offers an excellent advent to a hitherto advanced topic and should be crucial analyzing for college students of up to date social and political inquiry.