I assign both books for my class. I think that the students get more from Harvey. However, I am a great admirer of Heinrich's book.
Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [email protected] michaelperelman.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Angelus Novus Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 12:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Pen-l] A reading guide for students of Marxism Michael Perelman: > David Harvey's invitation is probably the single best choice. I disagree. Harvey is just not rigorous enough with how he treats Marx's terms and concepts. Given the confusion that a lot of first-time readers of Capital have, Harvey's meandering, excursive style just tends to add to the confusion. My friend Chris O'Kane summarizes pretty well what's wrong with Harvey's approach here: http://reificationofpersonsandpersonificationofthings.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/congealed-mute-lettuce-some-more-critical-notes-on-david-harveys-companion-to-capital/ Unsurprisingly, I think Michael Heinrich's Introduction available from Monthly Review Press is *much*, *much* better, and it also covers all three volumes. I also second what Carrol says: too many people (Ernest Mandel is a prime culprit here) basically treat Marx's value theory as being Ricardo's. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
