ABSTRACT
Renowned American sociologist Charles Derber imagines a surprise encounter with Karl Marx's ghost in London's Highgate cemetery, leading to a night-long conversation about the problems plaguing the world. The economic crisis, climate change, war, the future of capitalism and the 'Arab Spring' are all discussed. The ghost reconsiders his theories as he speaks eloquently about American labour, environmental, gender and anti-racist struggles. The engrossing, funny and provocative conversation, with appearances from other ghosts such as John Maynard Keynes, offers new insights into the relevance and flaws of Marx's thought, indicating how we can get to a better world.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|31 pages
I Meet the Ghost
part II|13 pages
TINA Can't Seduce This Ghost
part III|54 pages
Super-Capitalist Crises and the Regime of Death
part IV|17 pages
The Ghost Doesn't Promise a Rose Garden
part V|61 pages
The Revolutions of the Great Transition and the Politics of Life
part VI|31 pages
What to Do