ALTER-MARXISM. A DIFFERENT MARXISM FOR A DIFFERENT WORLD - JACQUES BIDET, GERARD DUMENIL

The book "Alter-Marxism. A Different Marxism for a Different World" is an engaging work that contributes to the struggle taking place at the threshold of the new century. Contrary to today's common tendencies towards compromise and resignation, the authors decided to write a book that is not a utopia, but their contribution to the fight for a better world. It is a proposal to rebuild Marxism on more stable foundations, using the tools of philosophy, economics, history and sociology.

• Reconstruction of Marxism: The authors try to reconstruct Marxism and base it on more stable foundations.
• New Marxism: They propose an alliance of subordinate classes with specialists to eliminate the power associated with capital ownership.
• Fight on two fronts: The authors call for a parallel fight on two fronts to abolish all privileges.
• New World: Neoliberalism has led to the emergence of a system of nation states in which a new logic of the emerging world state is emerging.
• Media patronage: The book was published under the media patronage of the monthly "Le Monde Diplomatique".

Contemporary societies are subject to two social forces: one related to capital ownership and one related to the organizational and cultural competences of specialists. The authors call for an alliance of subordinate classes with specialists and the elimination of the power associated with capital ownership. The fight should be fought in parallel on two fronts and lead to the abolition of all privileges.

Neoliberalism has completed the process of creating a system of nation states ordered according to an imperialist hierarchy. Gradually, however, a new logic of the emerging world state begins to appear in it, in which there is a global symbiosis of class struggle, the struggle for the equality of nations and gender equality. The authors are members of the editorial board of the journal Actuel Marx, published by Presses Universitaires de France, and organizers of international conferences on Marx's thought - Congres Marx International.

The book "Alter-Marxism. A Different Marxism for a Different World" is a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary Marxist thought and looking for alternative solutions to the problems of today's world. The authors, Jacques Bidet and Gerard Dumenil, are recognized experts in the field of philosophy and economics, and their work is a valuable contribution to the development of Marxist theory. This book is an invitation to reflect on the future of society and to seek new paths to social justice.

Grard Dumnil is an economist and head of research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Jacques Bidet is a philosopher and professor emeritus at the University of Paris-X. The book has 283 pages and a format of 205x141 mm. It was published in 2011 by Dialog Wydawnictwo Akademickie in paperback.