In order to gain momentum for the paperback of The Enigma of Capital due to be published next year, we at Profile Books want to know why David’s readers and friends regard him as a seminal figurehead for the left. The response to his 2010 London tour was overwhelming, and we want to listen to your opinions, comments and ideas in order to boost David’s profile as the author with the knowledge and the nerve to take on mainstream ideology. How has David’s writing changed your outlook on your life? How does he compare to other leftist thinkers?

We will give prizes to the best responses, which will include signed copies of the hardback.

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Introduction to A Companion to Marx’s Capital (135k PDF)

Thanks to Verso for making the chapter available. A Companion to Marx’s Capital is now available on Amazon and in your local bookstores.

“David Harvey provoked a revolution in his field and has inspired a generation of radical intellectuals. Read this book…” Naomi Klein

The biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression has generated a surge of interest in Marx’s work in the effort to understand the origins of our current predicament. For nearly forty years, David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world’s foremost Marx scholars.

Based on his recent online lectures, this current volume aims to bring this depth of learning to a broader audience, guiding first-time readers through a fascinating and deeply rewarding text. A Companion to Marx’s Capital offers fresh, original and sometimes critical interpretations of a book that changed the course of history and, as Harvey intimates, may do so again.

“My aim is to get you to read a book by Karl Marx called Capital, Volume 1, and to read it on Marx’s own terms…”

Update: Read a review of A Companion to Marx’s Capital by Charles Mudede in the Seattle Stranger titled ‘The Crystals of Capital‘

The Enigma of Capital was released in the UK on April 15th by Profile Books, and is currently available from Amazon UK. It has been reviewed by The Independent and the Financial Times.

Professor Harvey went on a speaking tour of London in support of the book.  You can watch several of his lectures online:

• The RSA April 26
• London School of Economics April 26
• King’s College April 27

Professor Harvey also gave several press interviews which you can watch or listen to here:

• BBC News Hard Talk May 5
• BBC World Service The Forum May 2
• BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed April 28
• The Guardian ‘The Business’ Podcast April 28

A COMPANION TO MARX’S CAPITAL

by David Harvey

Tuesday March 2nd at 6.30pm

The Center for Place, Culture and Politics, Sociology Lounge (room 6112)
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Free event, open to all

“David Harvey provoked a revolution in his field and has inspired a generation of radical intellectuals. Read this book … “—Naomi Klein

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“My aim is to get you to read a book by Karl Marx called Capital, Volume 1, and to read it on Marx’s own terms…”

The biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression has generated a surge of interest in Marx’s work in the effort to understand the origins of our current predicament. For nearly forty years, David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world’s foremost Marx scholars.

Based on his recent online lectures, this current volume aims to bring this depth of learning to a broader audience, guiding first-time readers through a fascinating and deeply rewarding text. A Companion to Marx’s Capital offers fresh, original and sometimes critical interpretations of a book that changed the course of history and, as Harvey intimates, may do so again.

“David Harvey provoked a revolution in his field and has inspired a generation of radical intellectuals.  Read this book…” Naomi Klein