David Harvey on capital, theory, and becoming a Marxist

For fifty years David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world’s foremost Marx scholars. In addition, his work on the history and geography of capitalist development has transformed our understanding of neoliberalism and the spread of inequalities across the globe. In this interview David Harvey recalls the formation of his Marxist ideas, intellectual influences, and writing. He also talks about the growth of the populist right and how that is connected to geographical electoral splits, Marx's Grundrisse (which he has written a companion to - see below), and Marx's theories more broadly. David Harvey teaches at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and is the author of many books, including: A Companion to Marx's Grundrisse https://www.versobooks.com/products/2... A Companion To Marx's Capital: The Complete Edition https://www.versobooks.com/products/8... Spaces of Global Capitalism: A Theory of Uneven Geographical Development https://www.versobooks.com/products/1... Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution https://www.versobooks.com/products/2... The Limits to Capital https://www.versobooks.com/products/1... See all his work here: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/auth... His website is http://davidharvey.org. He is interviewed here by Sebastian Budgen, Editorial Director, Verso Books.