Marx and Communal Society

In this innovative study, John Bellamy Foster gets to the heart of Marx's writing on communal societies—an aspect of Marx's work that is often overlooked, despite its importance to the socialist project. Tying together Marx's studies of anthropology, history, and ethnology, Foster illuminates the centrality of communalism to Marx's overall critique of class-based societies.

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Journal
Monthly Review
Published
2025-07-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14452/mr-077-03-2025-07_5
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Political Economy and Marxism
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Marx and Communal Society

John Bellamy Foster
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Abstract

In this innovative study, John Bellamy Foster gets to the heart of Marx's writing on communal societies—an aspect of Marx's work that is often overlooked, despite its importance to the socialist project. Tying together Marx's studies of anthropology, history, and ethnology, Foster illuminates the centrality of communalism to Marx's overall critique of class-based societies.

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