Whither Marxism?: Global Crises in International Perspective

"They hold conferences on the future of Marxism, when what they are anxiously discussing is the future of themselves. This volume is the product of such a conference...There are ten papers of various kinds, from high theory to practical advice." -- Philosophy in Review, Vol. 17, No. 1-3, 1997

Part 1 PART ONE marxism's future?; Chapter 1 the obsolescence of marxism?, DOUGLASKELLNER; Chapter 2 refiguring values, power, knowledge, ABDULJANMOHAMED; Chapter 3 marxism: from scientific to utopian, ZHANGLONGXI; Chapter 4 the modern world and the individual, ANDREIMARGA; Chapter 5 supplementing marxism, GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTYSPIVAK; Part 2 PART TWO transition to/from socialism; Chapter 6 forward back, CARLOSVILAS; Chapter 7 the transition to market—guided economies, KEITHGRIFFIN, AZIZUR RAHMANKHAN; Chapter 8 marxism, the nationality question and soviet leadership, ASHOTGALOIAN; Chapter 9 lessons from the USSR, STEPHENRESNICK, RICHARDWOLFF; Chapter 10 rethinking marxism in the light of chinese reforms, SUSHAOZHI; notes on contributors;