Maurice Dobb : political economist / Timothy Shenk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shenk, Timothy, 1985- author.

Series:

Palgrave studies in the history of economic thought series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dobb, Maurice, 1900-1976.

Dobb, Maurice.

Economists--Great Britain--Biography.

Economists.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 313 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

"Even Maurice Dobb's critics, and there were many, acknowledged that he was one of the world's most significant Communist economists. From his outpost at the University of Cambridge, where he was a prote;ge; of John Maynard Keynes and mentor to students ranging from Eric Hobsbawm to Amartya Sen, Dobb made himself into one of British communism's premier intellectuals. Until now, this remarkable life has been all but forgotten. Yet following Dobb's life from his birth in 1900 to his death in 1976 does more than just recover the career of one of modern Britain's most paradoxical thinkers. It reveals a surprising history that casts new light on the connections that bound economics, politics, and power together in the twentieth century--a history whose legacy still endures, long after the Soviet Union's fall. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The Communist Party economist

The making of a Marxist

An unfinished page

Captain of his Earth

Marxism today

Developments

Debates

Poznan mementos

In transition

Conclusion: At Trinity Chapel, and after.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137297013

1137297018

OCLC:

848162806