Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2 Marx's Abstraction Science Idealisation Explanation 3 Questions of Method Marx's Abandonment of Philosophy Logic and Abstraction Marx's Dialectic 4 Theory as Critique Political Economy as Text and Discourse Representation and Reality The Starting Point The Argument in Capital 5 Labour as Activity and as Representation Value as Representation Abstract Labour and Value Abstraction in Practice The Reduction of Skilled Labour The Causal Reality of Value 6 Value and Price: Marx's Resolution of a Ricardian Conundrum Labour and Value Value and Price 7 Ricardo Redux After Sraffa Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 8 Economic Form and Social Reproduction Capital Circulation and Reproduction 9 Class and Capital Economic Appearances and Social Reality Economic Class and Social Structure Class Struggle and Revolution 10 Trend and Cycle Theoretical Issues Breakdown 11 Value Theory and Economic Events Categories and Data Prosperity as Depression Bibliography Index.