book review

Writing from prison, Boris Kagarlitsky engages with Yanis Varoufakis’s account of the transformations that have taken place in the economy and society as a result of new technologies.

Phil Hearse reviews William I Robinson’s new book “Epochal Crisis: the Exhaustion of Global Capitalism,” saying if you want to understand what is going on in the world, then read this.

In this review of two books about the development of anti- and de-colonial Marxism, Paul Le Blanc recommends an account of the development of Marx’s thought with regard to the class dynamics and revolutionary possibilities of global struggles.

Paul Le Blanc — Manuel Kellner has accomplished what earlier studies on Mandel did not provide: a systematic examination and assessment of his wide-ranging theoretical contributions.

Chris Slee — ‘China in Global Capitalism’ is an excellent introduction to China today, which looks at the nature of Chinese society and the reasons for China’s growing conflict with the United States.

John Tully — Katya Hoyer is no apologist for the East German regime, but she has written a more objective history of the former state than the German establishment would like.