Specters of Marx Jacques Derrida is an influential study book about the legacy of Marx and the aftermath of the fall of communism. This Routledge Classics edition is a revision of the French edition and discusses how Marx’s ideas are still relevant today.
After the fall of communism, Derrida examines the challenges of the modern capitalist world, including conflicts, trade wars, and exploitation. He asks how we can preserve Marx’s radical philosophy of accountability in a changing time.
This classics edition includes new additions, corrections, and a debate between Derrida and Étienne Balibar on Marx and Marxism that has never before been published in English. The translation is by Peggy Kamuf, with a new foreword by Peter Salmon.
In addition, this edition retains the original introduction by Bernd Magnus and Stephen Cullenberg, making it an important source for study and reflection on Marx’s legacy in the present day.