A classic work of Marxist analysis, available unabridged for the first time
Originally published in 1965, Reading Capital is a landmark of French thought and radical theory, which sought to reconstruct Western Marxism from its foundations. Previously only available in English in a highly abridged form, this fiftieth-anniversary edition restores original chapters by Roger Establet, Pierre Macherey and Jacques Ranciere, accompanied by a major new introduction by Etienne Balibar on the book’s continued impact.
About the Author:
Louis Althusser (1918-1990) taught philosophy for many years at the Ecole Normale Superieur in Paris, and was a leading intellectual in the French Communist Party. His books include For Marx; Reading Capital; Essays in Ideology; Politics and History: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Marx; Machiavelli and Us; and The Spectre of Hegel.