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Meridian
24th February 2010, 22:18
I have gotten good impressions of Harvey and wondered if I should read any of his books. Before I did that I wanted your opinion... So, what do you think of Harvey's work, and what, if anything, would you recommend to a "newbie" reader of anthropology, geography or however you classify it.

I took a look at Spaces of Hope and I liked the kind of constructive element of it.
kalu
25th February 2010, 04:35
David Harvey is the bomb. He's one of the clearest, most precise writers, Marxist or otherwise, that I have read. I'd recommend starting with The Condition of Postmodernity. It's his most popular book, and a breeze to read.
Wobblie
27th February 2010, 19:47
I haven't read any of his books, but I have started to read Capital with his online class and have enjoyed it so far. However, looking over the list of titles I would say that his book "The Limits to Capital" is probably his most imporatant work for communists since it is meant to be a study in Marxian economics, which is good since Marx's Capital is 3 volumes which are all extremely long and difficult to get through alone. He also has a new book called "A Companion to Marx's Capital" which is based off of his lectures on Capital vol. I.
flobdob
28th February 2010, 13:32
David Harvey is certainly one of the best Marxist writers around nowadays. Get Limits to Capital, it's definately the most comprehensive synthesis of Marx and post-Marx writers on economic theory that I've ever read. Truly brilliant.
Spartakiste
1st March 2010, 00:13
He just finished his book for people who want to read the Capital - Vol I. For more information, go to davidharvey.org . There you will find his articles, info on his book and videos on lectures he gave on Capital.
Spirit of Spartacus
1st March 2010, 11:19
Harvey is amazing, especially his ideas on how to look at urban development in the era of neo-liberalism.

You must read "Limits to Capital", at all costs.
Meridian
3rd March 2010, 10:28
Harvey is amazing, especially his ideas on how to look at urban development in the era of neo-liberalism.

You must read "Limits to Capital", at all costs.
Sounds like people agree on that one. I will check it out.

Thanks :)
KurtFF8
3rd March 2010, 18:25
He just now came out with his newest book last month. http://davidharvey.org/2010/02/new-book-a-companion-to-marxs-capital/

It's a sort of book version of his online courses about Capital. I've gone through most of the courses but I have a feeling that this book would be quite helpful as well. I haven't read any of his other books, but I've heard that his book on NeoLiberalism is a good one.