Jacques Derrida (1930–2004) was born in Algeria. His philosophy, known widely for launching the theory of deconstruction, fused psychoanalysis, Marxist theory, philosophy and literature. Derrida was a central figure in academic life in the latter part of the twentieth century, and his work continues to provoke and inspire throughout the intellectual world.

'One of Derrida's best books' - New Statesman and Society

• Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Peter Salmon Translator's Note Peggy Kamuf Editors' Introduction Bernd Magnus and Stephen Cullenberg Dedication Exordium 1. Injunctions of Marx 2. Conjuring—Marxism 3. Wears and Tears (Tableau of an ageless world) 4. In the Name of the Revolution, the Double Barricade (Impure “impure impure history of ghosts”) 5. Apparition of the Inapparent: The phenomenological “conjuring trick” 6. Thirty Years Later Étienne Balibar 7. Debate around Specters of Marx Jacques Derrida, Étienne Balibar, and Patrice Loraux. Index

Jacques Derrida (1930–2004) was born in Algeria. His philosophy, known widely for launching the theory of deconstruction, fused psychoanalysis, Marxist theory, philosophy and literature. Derrida was a central figure in academic life in the latter part of the twentieth century, and his work continues to provoke and inspire throughout the intellectual world.

'One of Derrida's best books' - New Statesman and Society

• Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Peter Salmon Translator's Note Peggy Kamuf Editors' Introduction Bernd Magnus and Stephen Cullenberg Dedication Exordium 1. Injunctions of Marx 2. Conjuring—Marxism 3. Wears and Tears (Tableau of an ageless world) 4. In the Name of the Revolution, the Double Barricade (Impure “impure impure history of ghosts”) 5. Apparition of the Inapparent: The phenomenological “conjuring trick” 6. Thirty Years Later Étienne Balibar 7. Debate around Specters of Marx Jacques Derrida, Étienne Balibar, and Patrice Loraux. Index