Andy Merrifield

Andy Merrifield, a Marx scholar, writes frequently about urbanism and politics. His last book, The Urbanization of Injustice (NYU), was edited with Erik Swyngedouw.

The Devil in Mr. Marx The Devil in Mr. Marx

At a quarter to 3 in the afternoon on March 14, 1883, one of the world's brainiest men, Karl Marx, ceased to think. He passed away peacefully in his favorite armchair.

Jun 22, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Andy Merrifield

Benjamin & the City of Light Benjamin & the City of Light

In September 1940, with a weak heart and even frailer nerves, Walter Benjamin carried on an old smugglers' path in the French Pyrenean foothills a big black briefcase stuffed wit...

Jan 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Andy Merrifield

A Dialectical Humanism A Dialectical Humanism

To my distress and perhaps to my delight, I order things in accordance with my passions.... I put in my pictures everything I like.

Nov 4, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Andy Merrifield

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