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jseicas's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.5
A hard read, and difficult to consume. The narrator makes it easier than it would be in text, but I found myself having to frequently rewind to make sure I had caught all the details - best way to read the book is probably audio + text. Another issue was that I was not properly prepared for the contents of this book - I should have reread Capital, because I did not have a good grounding of classical economics in my head before starting this. That being said, you're able to pick up a lot of it from the chapters and chapters of analyses and criticisms she does, which usually end with a quippy and genuinely startling slam at that author's expense.
The final chapters (26 through 32) are the most interesting, as in those she transitions from analysis of other's theories into a historical review of proofs for her own theories (or proofs of Marx, excludingher critique and evolution of his theories in the inclusion of the state and other non-capitalist non-worker parties in society in her economical analyses ). It's very interesting to read this book right now, and draw parallels with the reach of the capitalist class in America as it suffers from its own metabolization of the american consumers and a lack of places to expand into.
If you've got the ability to trudge through it, I do feel like I learned some things. I'll have to continue on with some other analyses online and see if I got what other readers did.
The final chapters (26 through 32) are the most interesting, as in those she transitions from analysis of other's theories into a historical review of proofs for her own theories (or proofs of Marx, excluding
If you've got the ability to trudge through it, I do feel like I learned some things. I'll have to continue on with some other analyses online and see if I got what other readers did.
nikhedonias's review against another edition
4.0
Rosa as a very distinctive writing style that allows us to understand quickly the concepts at hand.
Her analysis of the blind spots of Marx’s enlarged production are on point. She brings imperialism as the missing demand for the capitalist way of production. Her analysis on militarism could be better as it is an important way to overcome the expanding need for new markets to flush out production.
Her analysis of the blind spots of Marx’s enlarged production are on point. She brings imperialism as the missing demand for the capitalist way of production. Her analysis on militarism could be better as it is an important way to overcome the expanding need for new markets to flush out production.
c2pizza's review against another edition
4.0
The amount of background given to the history of thought on surplus capital was both impressive and took a star off the rating because I feel I got too much Sismondi and Baranovski and not enough Rosa. The best, most interesting parts the book are where she's giving her own opinion, and the final hundred pages were very worth the slog to get there, it really is a slog at times though.
A wonderful companion to A People's History of the United States, Open Veins of Latin America, and The Shock Doctrine, that in many ways predicts and clarifies the future events covered in all three.
A wonderful companion to A People's History of the United States, Open Veins of Latin America, and The Shock Doctrine, that in many ways predicts and clarifies the future events covered in all three.
jolles's review against another edition
4.0
My full review is contained in my AmCap paper but: I found this shockingly prescient for our current time and surprisingly compatible with/relevant to my own work in disasters and crisis capitalism. Her articulations regarding the relationship among capitalism, imperialism, and militarism and its attendant need for human liberation feels increasingly more relevant for our days. Also shockingly readable for a work in/on economics.