Contemporary Readings in Marxism

Ravi Kumar teaches Sociology at South Asian University, New Delhi. He is Associate Editor of Society and Culture in South Asia.

• Introduction: Marxism: On the Relevance of the Theory and the Need for Engagement MARXISM AND CAPITALISM 1. Historical Materialism: A Critical Assessment 2. Post-Classical Marxian Critique of Political Economy 3. Commodity Value Money and Capital 4. What is Capitalism? Capital: Another Reading 5. Land in Marxian Theory 6. Primitive Accumulation: Concepts and Debates 7. Theorizing the Capitalist State 8. Marxian Theories of Crises 9. Marxism and the Question of Culture 10. Twenty-First Century Socialism and a Theory of Practice MARXISM AND THE INDIAN CONTEXT 11. The Agrarian Question in India 12. Development of Capitalism in India 13. Concept of Caste and Practices of Jati: Exploring Roots of Incomparability 14. Understanding Caste