
Mute Compulsion is available in English, Danish and German, and forthcoming in Spanish, French and Arabic in 2024.
“An instant classic. The best introduction to Marx’s thought in any language.” – Aaron Benanav
“Written with verve and clarity, analytically sharp and dialectically shrewd in equal measure, Mute Compulsion reinvigorates historical materialism for the mid-twenty-first century. Through close readings of Marx and critical dialogues with contemporary theory, it throws up fresh insights for a new generation of Marxists, as well as for long-time connoisseurs. A big red book to cherish.” – Andreas Malm
“Mute Compulsion puts a definitive end to accusations of economic reductionism levelled against Marx through an argument which is both complex, and yet very simple. By proposing that capital’s domination operates through a form of economic power that subordinates our everyday life, Mau underscores the need to throw our gaze not only at what happens in the workplace, but particularly outside of it. A tour de force through some of the key Marxist concepts and debates.” – Sara R. Farris
Reviews:
Mute Compulsion
Jacobin Magazine: Under Capitalism, We’re All Dominated by the Invisible Threads of the Market (Spanish translation: Los hilos invisibles del capital)
Legal Form: Review Essay: Economic Power, Liberalism, and Crisis
Counseling Communism: Politicizing the Value-Form: Some notes on Mute Compulsion
Sin Permiso: Los hilos invisibles del capital
Marx and Philosophy Review of Books
Counterpunch: How Does an Economic System so Hostile to Life Endure for Centuries?
Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography
Stummer Zwang
OXI – Wirtschaft Anders Denken: Neues zu Marx
Parlamentsreport, DIE LINKE: Rezension: Ein dritter Typus von Macht
EXIT!: Der gewöhnliche Gang der Dinge aus dem Schlupfloch. Eine Lektüre der theoretischen Grundannahmen von Sören Maus “Stummer Zwang” (French translation in Juggernaut #4)
kritisch-lesen.de: ‘Die Schublade der ökonomischen Macht aufräumen‘
LabourNet Germany: ‘Stummer Zwang. Eine marxistische Analyse der ökonomischen Macht im Kapitalismus‘
junge Welt: ‘Unter dem Wertgesetz‘
Zeitschrift Marxistische Erneuerung: ‘Machttheoretische Zugeständnisse‘
Soziopolis: ‘Abstrakte Herrschaft, konkreter Zwang‘ (expanded version available here)
socialnet.de: ‘Søren Mau: Stummer Zwang‘
Feine Welt: ‘Macht im Kapitalismus‘
Express: ‘Besiegelte Herrschaft‘
Danish Yearbook of Philosophy: Review
Stum tvang
Politiken: Ingen pisker os, og alligevel arbejder vi og lader os stadig udnytte.
Information: Søren Maus bog er et nybrud i en debat, som økonomer og livsstilseksperter har domineret alt for længe.
Solidaritet: ‘Stum tvang’ forklarer Marx’ idéer – og gør ham spiselig til aftenkaffen.
Weekendavisen: ‘Dét, Marx mener, er…‘
Information: ‘Søren Maus marxistiske analyse af økonomisk magt rejser vigtige spørgsmål, men giver mangelfulde svar‘
Eftertryk: ‘Søren Maus uomgængelige kapitalismekritik‘
Social Kritik: ‘Penge lugter ikke‘
Arbejderen: ‘På sporet af kapitalens magt”
Morgenbladet: ‘Sjeføkonomens mareritt: Kan Søren Maus bok føre Marx tilbake på moten?‘
Solidaritet: ‘Stum Tvang og kapitalens politiske økonomi‘
Ny tid: ‘Magtens jerngreb om befolkningen‘
Clarté: ‘Mere vending end Marx‘
Solidaritet: ‘Mau og Marx’