This book is a unique re-conceptualization of Marxism that brings together works by leading Marxist scholars across disciplines ¿ historical, philosophical, economic, political, social, literary and aesthetic ¿ in one comprehensive corpus for the first time. It argues that the works and philosophy of Marx and Engels continue to be relevant today.

Acknowledgements. Introduction Amiya Kumar Bagchi and Amita Chatterjee 1. Alienation and Freedom: Marx¿s Ontology of Social Being Aijaz Ahmad 2. Beyond the Binaries: Notes on Karl Marx¿s and Rabindranath Tagore¿s Ideas on Human Capacities and Alienation Himani Bannerji 3. The Subject as a Philosophical Problem in the Prison Manuscripts of Antonio Gramsci and Nikolai Bukharin Sobhanlal Datta Gupta 4. Marx and Engels¿ Geopolitical Economy Radhika Desai 5. What Causes Booms? Alan Freeman 6. Economic Turbulence in Capitalism: Twentieth Century and Beyond Vamsi Vakulabharanam 7. Empire and Nation Today Partha Chatterjee 8. Has Imperalism Become an Obsolete Concept? Prabhat Patnaik 9. Major Historical Problems In The Light Of Marxism ¿ A Note Irfan Habib 10. Marx and the Materialist Tradition in Indian Philosophy Ramkrishna Bhattacharya 11. Revolutionary Movements in a Post-Marxian Era Sumanta Banerjee 12. Class, Community and Identity Politics of the ¿Adivasi¿ in Contemporary India Archana Prasad 13. Beyond Armed Struggle Nirmalangshu Mukherji 14. Rosa Luxemburg as Literary Critic and Literary Theorist Subhoranjan Dasgupta 15. The Folk Artist as ¿Traditional Intellectual¿ and the Culture of Resistance Malini Bhattacharya. About the Editors. Notes on Contributors. Index

Amiya Kumar Bagchi is Emeritus Professor, Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata, India; India; and Adjunct Professor, Monash University, Australia.

Amita Chatterjee is Emeritus Professor, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India; National Fellow (2012¿14), Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, India; and Editor, Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research.