Considers the fate of Marxism after the global collapse of communism. This collection reassesses Marx as a philosopher and political thinker and examines the wider questions about the current status of Marxist social goals.

Part 1 PART ONE marxism's future?; Chapter 1 the obsolescence of marxism?, DOUGLASKELLNER; Chapter 2 refiguring values, power, knowledge, ABDULJANMOHAMED; Chapter 3 marxism: from scientific to utopian, ZHANGLONGXI; Chapter 4 the modern world and the individual, ANDREIMARGA; Chapter 5 supplementing marxism, GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTYSPIVAK; Part 2 PART TWO transition to/from socialism; Chapter 6 forward back, CARLOSVILAS; Chapter 7 the transition to market—guided economies, KEITHGRIFFIN, AZIZUR RAHMANKHAN; Chapter 8 marxism, the nationality question and soviet leadership, ASHOTGALOIAN; Chapter 9 lessons from the USSR, STEPHENRESNICK, RICHARDWOLFF; Chapter 10 rethinking marxism in the light of chinese reforms, SUSHAOZHI; notes on contributors;

"They hold conferences on the future of Marxism, when what they are anxiously discussing is the future of themselves. This volume is the product of such a conference...There are ten papers of various kinds, from high theory to practical advice." -- Philosophy inReview, Vol. 17, No. 1-3, 1997