Theorizing the contemporary world: Robert Brenner, Giovanni Arrighi and David Harvey

Authors

  • Moishe Postone University of Chicago
  • Anna-Maeve Holloway

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32399/ICSYH.bvbuap.2954-4300.2021.2.4.475

Keywords:

Capitalism, value, capital, crisis, critical theory

Abstract

In this article, Moishe Postone tries to understand the economic, social, and cultural transformations of the last decades based on a critical theory adequate to the contemporary world. Postone’s analysis takes place within the framework of his critic of theories by Robert Brenner, 1 [Nota de los eds.:] Este texto fue publicado como un capítulo en el libro Albritton, Robert; Jessop, Bob y Westra, Richard (Eds.) (2010). Political Economy and Global Capitalism. The 21st Century, Present and Future. Nueva York: Anthem Press. Agradecemos a Christine Achinger la autorización para traducirlo y publicarlo en este número especial. Giovanni Arrighi, and David Harvey. These theoretical perspectives also try to understand the transformations of actual capitalism.

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Published

2021-05-01

How to Cite

Postone, M., & Holloway, A.-M. (2021). Theorizing the contemporary world: Robert Brenner, Giovanni Arrighi and David Harvey. BAJO EL VOLCÁN. REVISTA DEL POSGRADO DE SOCIOLOGÍA. BUAP, 2(4), 19–45. https://doi.org/10.32399/ICSYH.bvbuap.2954-4300.2021.2.4.475

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DOSSIER TEMÁTICO LA TEORÍA CRÍTICA DE MOISHE POSTONE