The Éclat of all contradiction: Marx’s theory and studies of recurrent economic crises – Book launch with Timm Graßmann

The Éclat of all contradiction: Marx’s theory and studies of recurrent economic crises Book lunch with Timm Graßmann Response by Dimitra Alifieraki Moderation by Yasmin Afshar (CMB) Salle Simmel 19h-21h The book (de Gruyter, 2022) traces the development of a theory of economic crises in Marx and in the political economy of the 19th century. Marx researched the major crises of his time and their courses in extensive, only recently published, volumes of studies and theorized them in economic manuscripts. He wanted to explain the recurrence of crises and also to understand how they change the world and what they reveal about it. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110745023/html?lang=de The presentation and discussion will take place in English. Pre-registration is not required. Contact: Yasmin Afshar yasmin.afshar@cmb.hu-berlin.de