A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2

by David Harvey

Overview

The biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression shows no sign of coming to a close and Marx’s work remains key in understanding the cycles that lead to recession. For nearly forty years, David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world’s most foremost Marx scholars.

Based on his recent lectures, and following the success of his companion to the first volume of Capital, Harvey turns his attention to Volume 2, aiming to bring his depth of learning to a broader audience, guiding first-time readers through a fascinating and hitherto neglected text. Whereas Volume 1 focuses on production, Volume 2 looks at how the circuits of capital, the buying and selling of goods, realize value.

This is a must-read for everyone concerned to acquire a fuller understanding of Marx’s political economy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781681848
Publisher:	Verso Books
Publication date:	09/10/2013
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	859,909
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

David Harvey teaches at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and is the author of many books, including Rebel Cities; Social Justice and the City; The Condition of Postmodernity; The Limits to Capital; A Brief History of Neoliberalism; and Spaces of Global Capitalism.

Table of Contents

A Note on the Texts Used vii

Introduction 1

1 The Circuits of Capital (Chapters 1-3 of Volume II) 37

2 The Three Figures of the Circuit and the Continuity of Capital Flow (Chapters 4-6 of Volume II) 67

3 The Question of Fixed Capital (Chapters 7-11 of Volume II) 109

4 Merchants' Capital (Chapters 16-20 of Volume III) 143

5 Interest, Credit and Finance (Chapters 21-26 of Volume III) 171

6 Marx's Views on the Credit System (Chapters 27-37 of Volume III) 207

7 The Role of Credit and the Banking System (Chapter 27 Onwards in Volume III) 231

8 The Time and Space of Capital (Chapters 12-14 of Volume II) 267

9 Circulation and Turnover Times (Chapters 15-17 of Volume II) 287

10 The Reproduction of Capital (Chapters 18-20 of Volume II) 313

11 The Problem of Fixed Capital and Expanded Reproduction (Chapters 20 and 21 of Volume II) 351

12 Reflections 379

Index 395

Editorial Reviews

"David Harvey provoked a revolution in his field and has inspired a generation of radical intellectuals."—Naomi Klein

"A consistently intelligent voice of the left."—Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times

Praise for A Companion to Marx’s Capital

"Harvey is a scholarly radical; his writing is free of journalistic clichés, full of facts and carefully thought-through ideas."—Richard Sennett

"Without a doubt one of the two best companions to Marx’s [Capital]."—Joshua Clover, Nation

"No short review can do justice to this outstanding book ... Essential."—Michael Perelman, Choice

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