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Whither Marxism?: Global Crises in International Perspective

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It is impossible to speak of where socialism may be going without a discussion of its recent history. The Soviet and Chinese "Communist" systems were certainly failures, but were they failures of Marxian theory? This book answers with a resounding no! The all-star cast of academics picks apart both right and left-wing myths on Marxian ideology; from the fictional depiction of Marx as a totalitarian, to demonstrating how the work of Foucault owes much to Marx's Labor Theory of Value.

It is wrong to deify any political thinker, a mistake the authors are sure to avoid as they remain critical of Marx himself, but to abandon one of the most important critiques of modern society is a far worse offense. Much of Marx is outdated; it's not the 19th century anymore. However, this book gives readers a chance to discover the true Marx and the aspects of his thought that are more relevant today than ever.