Re: [marxmail] A new English translation of Capital

> On Oct 5, 2024, at 5:48 PM, Charlie via groups.io > wrote: > > Wendy Brown's foreword is given in adapted from at > https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/wendy-brown-marx-capital/ > Not one mention of socialism or communism. Oppressive layers of > philosophical hot air. She names fina

Re: [marxmail] A new English translation of Capital

Wendy Brown's foreword is given in adapted from at https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/wendy-brown-marx-capital/ Not one mention of socialism or communism. Oppressive layers of philosophical hot air. She names financialization as one of the two "most significant challenges" that capitalism

Re: [marxmail] A new English translation of Capital

Interesting interview by Scott McLemee with the translator. https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/intellectual-affairs/2024/09/27/interview-translator-marx-opinion On Sat, Oct 5

Re: [marxmail] A new English translation of Capital

>From the NY Times article, it appears the purpose of the new translation is to >demean and ridicule Capital. Has a university press done that to any other >classic text, like Shakespeare's plays? That the guardians of capitalist >ideology need to do this is testimony that Marx's political econo

Re: [marxmail] A new English translation of Capital

Interesting. The MIA uses the original Engels translation. I haven't checked to see if the new one, with Mandel's introductions (Vintage) have been put on the MIA but I doubt it due to copyright issues. David -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group.

[marxmail] A new English translation of Capital

I am sure that some other list members are more aware of these things than I am, but there is a new English translation of Capital that has just been published. I invite those of you who have it and are reading it, or have already read it, to post your thoughts. I am about to shell out forty buc