Time, Labor, and Social Domination

‘Postone has produced the best analysis of Marx’s mature socioeconomic theory since David Harvey’s The Limits to Capital (1982). It is obviously the fruit of long years of research and lengthy meditation. It is the kind of work that is well worth waiting for.’ David McLellan, American Political Science Review ‘In this complex, dense, richly argued, and rewarding monograph, Moishe Postone offers a fundamental reconstruction and reinterpretation of the core structure of Capital. The rigor and richness of Postone’s arguments makes this a key book even for those with other perspectives on capitalist dynamics.’ Bob Jessop, American Journal of Sociology

Moishe Postone is an associate professor of modern European history at the University of Chicago. He is the author of “Time, Labor, and Social Domination: A Reinterpretation of Marx’s Critical Theory.”

Eric Santner is the Philip and Ida Romberg Professor of Modern Germanic Studies and chair of the Department of Germanic Studies at the University of Chicago. He is the author of four books, most recently “On the Psychotheology of Everyday Life: Reflections on Freud and Rosenzweig”