Reinventing Marxism

Sherman presents a clear and compelling account of what he calls 'critical Marxism.' He draws on the work of many practicing Marxist social scientists and philosophers, mainly from the US and UK, adding his own twists and interpretations... In addition to finding a place among Marxist social scientists, this clearly-written book will be useful for those seeking an introduction to modern Marxism and as a text to assign in courses that touch upon Marxist analysis in the social sciences.

There is no other book that shows the relevance and importance of dialectics to so many major debates now going on in the Academy, and it does all this with a thorough grasp of the relevant scholarship and a clear and crisp writing style that shouldn't be possible on such a complex topic (but obviously is).

A major contributor for many years to the tradition of political economy, Sherman offers a persuasive argument for a new kind of Marxism. The timing is right, partly because it ties into current postmodern/modern debates, and partly because it offers a difference to that heretofore reigning orthodoxy produced above all within the former USSR. This is an extraordinarily ambitious book. It deserves to be read.

Reinventing Marxism is the product of three decades of intense scholarly work. It will be exciting to institutional economists because it is high-quality Marxism utilizing an evolutionary andholistic approach.