In Reconstructing Karl Polanyi, the first book to scrutinize revered economist Karl Polanyi’s entire body of work, Gareth Dale draws upon an extensive collection of primary sources (many newly discovered) to survey Polanyi’s contributions to the social sciences. It provides, for the first time, a critical analysis of Polanyi’s philosophy of science, his theory of international relations, his support for Stalin’s regime in Russia, and his relationship with, and critique of, Marxism. With access to Polanyi’s unpublished writings and correspondence archived at Concordia University, the Szechenyi Library, the University of Chicago, and the Bodleian Library, Dale provides a detailed and wide-ranging critical account of Polanyi’s thought and legacy.
