Hegel and Marx After the Fall of Communism

“MacGregor illustrates the continuing relevance of Marx and, even more importantly, Hegel, for comprehending and combating a rapacious free market global capitalism. . . . Scholarly exegesis is excitingly combined with biography and a critical assessment of debates, both in Hegel’s and Marx’s time and since. . . . This is an accessible, thought-provoking account that will serve as an excellent introduction for students and demand a response from Hegel-Marx scholars.”

“David MacGregor challenges us to re-think the place we have given to Hegel and Marx in the social theory of a so-called ’post-communist’ world. In a jolting and lucid argument, MacGregor re-casts the relationship between these two thinkers within a framework that is deeply committed to a critique of everyday forms of domination. In doing so, MacGregor reveals Hegel and Marx to be superbly relevant and profound for an analysis of the practices of the ‘new economy.’”