‘Inverted World: Fetish and Mystification in Marx’s Critique of Political Economy’ by Clara Ramas San Miguel reviewed by Alan Díaz Alva (opens in new tab)

Throughout most of the history of the reception of Marx’s work, those aiming to become acquainted with his mature critique of political economy have tended to focus almost exclusively on the first volume of Capital. The reasons for this are several. A prosaic, though by no means minor, reason is, of course, the sheer length and difficulty of the work as a whole. Reading time is painfully scarce, and tackling the sprawling 2,000 plus pages spanning the three volumes – which include the long se...