Establishing a rigorous program of "symptomatic reading" that cuts through the silences and lacunae of Capital to reveal its philosophical core, Louis Althusser interprets Marx's structural analysis of production as a revolutionary break-the basis of a completely new science. Building on a series of Althussers's conceptual innovations that includes "overdetermination" and "social formation," Etienne Balibar explores the historical and structural facets of production as Marx understood them, scrutinizing many of the most fundamental points in Capital, as though for the first time.

A landmark of French thought, reconstructing Western Marxism from its foundations

About the Author
Louis Althusser was born in Algeria in 1918 and died in France in 1990. He taught Philosophy for many years at the Ecole Normale Superieur in Paris, and was a leading intellectual in the French Communist Party.

Reviews
One reads his passionate study with attention, even excitement. -- Eric Hobsbawn * Times Literary Supplement *



Book Information
ISBN 9781844673476
Author Etienne Balibar
Format Paperback
Page Count 574
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 408g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 132mm * 30mm