BREAKING FRONTIERS: DEBATES IN MARXIST THEORY TODAY is a comprehensive collection of contemporary Western - Marxist critiques of capitalism, curated by Sun Liang and John Holloway. Born from an ambitious project to introduce cutting-edge Marxist theory to Chinese debates, this collection has evolved into a vital English-language intervention examining our most urgent contemporary crises. The editors articulate a fundamental shift in both anti-capitalist struggle and Marxist theory. Where traditional analysis framed the central antagonism of capitalism as labour against capital, the collection argues for a reconceptualization: life against money. This reframing reflects how social movements increasingly articulate resistance not merely against present oppression but against the existential threat capital poses to human survival itself - exemplified by crises ranging from environmental catastrophe to the normalised inhumanity of Gaza.The collection integrates discussion of emergent concerns, particularly artificial intelligence, with foundational Marxist analysis of value, abstract labour, and money. Contributors explore how understanding capital's logic through the lens of abstract labour and value creation illuminates both current struggles and possibilities for radical transformation. The work draws from heterodox and critical-Marxist approaches, combining theoretical rigor with practical engagement. Within this framework, the collection addresses fascism's resurgence, the ecology of capital, identity politics, the critique of technology, and alternative modes of thinking and being. Rather than offering explanations that settle into domination and doom, BREAKING FRONTEIRS presents a thinking of struggle - proposing not just resistance but visions of how we might create different worlds. Essential for activists, scholars, and anyone seeking to understand contemporary capitalism and imagine radical alternatives, this collection affirms that another world remains not only possible but necessary. It demonstrates that Marxist theory, constantly rethought in dialogue with our terrifying present, remains an indispensable tool for understanding and transforming the world.
