Specters of Marx

Overview

Specters of Marxis a major new book from the renowned French philosopher Jacques Derrida. It represents his first important statement on Marx and his definitive entry into social and political philosophy. "Specter" is the first noun one reads in The Manifesto ofthe Communist Party.But that's just the beginning. Once you start to notice them, there is no counting all the ghosts, spirits, specters and spooks that crowd Marx's text. If they are to count for something, however, one must question the spectropoetics that Marx allowed to invade his discourse. In Specters of Marx,Derrida undertakes this task within the context of a critique of the new dogmatism and "new world order" that have proclaimed the death of Marxism and of Marx.

Details

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published

1994

Pages

198

Language

EN

Categories

Philosophy / General, Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Political Science / History & Theory

ISBN-13

9780415910453