The Formation of the Economic Thought of Karl Marx
1967 book by Ernest Mandel
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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.
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| Author | Ernest Mandel |
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| Original title | La formation de la pensée économique de Karl Marx: de 1843 à la rédaction du "Capital" |
| Translator | Brian Pearce |
| Language | French |
| Subject | Karl Marx |
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| Publication place | France |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 224 (2015 Verso edition) |
| ISBN | 978-1784782320 |
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.[1] The political scientist David McLellan called Mandel's work "excellent".[2] McLellan recommended the book, together with Mandel's An Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory, as the best introduction to Marx's economics.[3]
