Stuart Sim is Professor of English Studies at the University of Sunderland. He has published extensively on cultural theory and continental philosophy.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Marxism in a ‘post-’ world; Chapter 2 ‘An intellectual malady’?; Chapter 3 ‘Without apologies’; Chapter 4 ‘Marxism is not a “Science of History”’; Chapter 5 Post-Marxism before post-Marxism; Chapter 6 Post-Marxism before post-Marxism; Chapter 7 Constructing incredulity; Chapter 8 Constructing incredulity; Chapter 9 An open universe?; Chapter 10 ‘Not show biz’;