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1 online resource |
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Political philosophy and public purpose |
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Political philosophy and public purpose.
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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Praise for Marxism and the Capitalist State -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Reopening the State Debate -- 1 Why Theorize the Capitalist State Today? -- 2 Theorizing the Capitalist State: A Brief History -- 3 Theorizing the Capitalist State: Towards a Renewed Debate -- 3.1 Attending to Pressing Challenges -- 3.2 Reconsidering Enduring Questions -- 3.3 Developing New Approaches -- 3.4 Common Themes and Concerns -- 4 Theorizing the Capitalist State: Future Directions -- References -- State, Capital, Nature: State Theory for the Capitalocene |
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1 Capitalism and Nature -- 2 Capitalism and the State -- 3 State, Nature, Capital -- References -- 'Bursting Asunder the Integument': Democracy, Digitalization, and the State -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Digitalization, Imperialism, and the Capitalist State -- 3 Digital Platforms, Bourgeois Democracy, and False Consciousness -- 4 The Emancipatory Potential of Digitalization -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Crisis, Social Reproduction, and the Capitalist State: Notes on an Uncertain Conjuncture -- 1 Pandemic as Social Crisis -- 2 The State as Social Protection? |
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3 The General Role of the Capitalist State -- 4 Social Reproduction Under Authoritarian Neoliberalism -- 5 Contradictions of the American State -- 6 From Crisis to Restabilization? -- References -- From Economic to Political Crisis: Trump and the Neoliberal State -- 1 The Neoliberal Authoritarian State -- 2 Trump and the State Economic Apparatus -- 3 Neoliberalism and Trumpism -- References -- Soldiers and the State in Marx and Engels -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Origins of the Military -- 2.1 State and Military -- 2.2 Force (Cooperative, Mass, Organized) -- 3 Human Material and Class Struggle |
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3.1 The Soldier and Surplus Value -- 3.2 The Soldier and Class -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- To Embrace or To Reject: Marxism and the 'War-Emergency Paradigm' -- 1 Neither Reject nor Embrace: Pacification Theory -- 1.1 Critique of Security and Pacification Theory -- 1.2 Beyond the Dichotomy: Prospects and Limitations -- 2 Back to Marx and Engels: Sometimes Reject, Sometimes Embrace -- 2.1 The War Metaphor: War as Class War -- 2.2 To Embrace or to Reject? From Strategy to Tactic -- 3 Thinking Tactically -- 3.1 Reject? -- 3.2 Embrace? -- 4 Conclusion(s) -- References |
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Socially Reproductive Workers, 'Life-Making', and State Repression -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Is Reproducing Labour Power a Good Thing? -- 3 'Life-Making' and the Reproduction of Capitalist Society -- 4 State Repression via Health, Education, and Social Services -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Social Murder: Capitalism's Systematic and State-Organized Killing -- 1 Capitalism in General -- 1.1 Market Dependence and the Valorization Imperative -- 1.2 The Capitalist State and the Concrete Institutionalization of Capitalist Social Relations -- 2 Engels and Marx on Social Murder and Its Transformation |
| Summary |
This collection from a younger generation of scholars brings forward not only the theoretical and analytical richness of the Marxist tradition but also its indispensability for any project of radical social transformation. Panagiotis Sotiris, Hellenic Open University, Greece and author of A Philosophy for Communism: Rethinking Althusser (2020) From the Covid pandemic to global warming to vulnerable supply chains, it has become commonplace to observe the return of the state. This volume adds much-needed rigor to such discussions. There is no better moment to revisit and advance Marxist state theory. Thea Riofrancos, Associate Professor of Political Science, Providence College, USA This volume contains a masterfully orchestrated set of arguments and insights for a materialist theory of the state and will undoubtedly serve as a reference point for future debate. Marco Goldoni, Senior Lecturer in Legal Theory, Glasgow University, UK This book builds on the recent revival of interest in Marx and Marxism, calling for a renewal and refinement of Marxist state theory. It aims to encourage new debates and critiques that build onbut also update and extendthe rich tradition of Marxist analyses of the capitalist state, including the well-known debates of the 1970s. The chapters present a dynamic and diverse constellation of arguments and perspectives on a range of topics, from general re-appraisals of the capitalist state to investigations of contemporary challengesincluding digitalisation, the ecological crisis, the coronavirus pandemic, social reproduction, and critical political economy. What they share is a commitment to an understanding of the specifically capitalist character of the modern state and its significance for any serious discussion of the causes of our current age of global catastrophe and the overcoming of capitalist social relations. Rob Hunter holds a PhD in Politics from Princeton University, USA. He is a member of the Legal Form editorial collective. Rafael Khachaturian is a Lecturer in Critical Writing at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Eva Nanopoulos is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Queen Mary, University of London UK |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 09, 2023) |
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State, The.
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Capitalism.
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Philosophy, Marxist.
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Capitalism.
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Philosophy, Marxist.
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State, The.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Hunter, Rob, editor
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Khachaturian, Rafael, editor.
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Nanopoulos, Eva, editor.
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| ISBN |
9783031361678 |
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3031361679 |
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