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Value: The Representation of Labour in Capitalism
Professor Diane Elson
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Description for Value: The Representation of Labour in Capitalism
Paperback. Piercing the mysteries of the value form Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPFC; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
This re-publication of a long out-of-print collection of essays, first published in 1979 focuses on the elusive concept of value. The field of study surrounding the theory of value remains comparatively sparse in Anglophone circles, and this collection of essays aims to answer the question why is Marx's theory of value important? Beginning with Reading Marx on Value: A Note on the Basic Texts by Aboo Aumeeruddy and Ramon Tortajada, this essay introduces the key interpretive debates surrounding value form. Also featured is Jairus Banaji's seminal essay, From the Commodity to ... Read more
This re-publication of a long out-of-print collection of essays, first published in 1979 focuses on the elusive concept of value. The field of study surrounding the theory of value remains comparatively sparse in Anglophone circles, and this collection of essays aims to answer the question why is Marx's theory of value important? Beginning with Reading Marx on Value: A Note on the Basic Texts by Aboo Aumeeruddy and Ramon Tortajada, this essay introduces the key interpretive debates surrounding value form. Also featured is Jairus Banaji's seminal essay, From the Commodity to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Radical Thinkers
Condition
New
Weight
218g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784782290
SKU
V9781784782290
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About Professor Diane Elson
Diane Elson is an emeritus professor of Sociology at the University of Essex. She writes on Marxist theory, development and human rights. Recently she has made vital contributions to the discourse on economic and social rights and gender inequality.
Reviews for Value: The Representation of Labour in Capitalism
Elson's longstanding commitment to movements and initiatives for change outside as well as within academia has strengthened the applied as well as the theoretical aspects of her work. Sylvia Chant, author of Fifty Key Thinkers on Development Elson has recently collected together a set of interesting essays (and added an extraordinarily penetrating piece of her own) that explore ... Read more