In Rethinking Marxist Theories of Transition, Onur Acaroglu tracesthe concept oftransition across the tracts of Classical and WesternMarxism. Rarely directly invoked, transition between differentsocieties appears as an imminent social reality, and a usefulconceptual tool for critical social theory Transitions as qualitative shifts between societies are often consideredas eventual historical stages, or effaced altogether. Theorising transition in a new direction, Onur Acaroglu elaborates a theory of temporal dislocation. Considering transition through a frameworkofout-ofjoint temporalities.the notion comes through as anundervalued tendency in socialreproduction.