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1967 book by Ernest Mandel
The Formation of the Economic Thought of Karl Marx: 1843 to Capital
AuthorErnest Mandel
Original titleLa formation de la pensée économique de Karl Marx: de 1843 à la rédaction du "Capital"
TranslatorBrian Pearce
LanguageFrench
SubjectKarl Marx
Published
  • 1967 (in French)
  • 1971 (in English)
Publication placeFrance
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages224 (2015 Verso edition)
ISBN978-1784782320

The Formation of the Economic Thought of Karl Marx: 1843 to Capital (French: La formation de la pensée économique de Karl Marx: de 1843 à la rédaction du "Capital") is a 1967 book by the Marxist theorist Ernest Mandel, in which the author discusses the economic theories of Karl Marx. It appeared in English translation in 1971.

Reception

The Formation of the Economic Thought of Karl Marx received a positive review in Telos from James E. Hansen when the work was published in English in 1971. Hansen welcomed Mandel's book as important contribution to scholarship on Marx. The political scientist David McLellan called Mandel's work "excellent". McLellan recommended the book, together with Mandel's An Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory, as the best introduction to Marx's economics.

See also

References

  1. Hansen, James E. (1971). "The Formation of the Economic Thought of Karl Marx". Telos. 1971 (9): 155–160. doi:10.3817/0971009155. S2CID 147227798. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. McLellan, David (1995). Karl Marx: A Biography. London: Papermac. p. 444. ISBN 0-333-63947-2.
  3. McLellan, David (1975). Marx. Glasgow: Fontana. p. 87. ISBN 0-333-63947-2.


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