Karl Marx''s Theory of History - A Defence

Zusatztext This is the perfect book for anyone wishing to get to grips with the type of systematized version of classical Marxism that has been developed in the Anglo-Saxon idealist tradition. It is also an important reference for anyone wishing to develop a critique of this version and to advance to a more creative, and less idealist, engagement with Marxist thought. Klappentext First published in 1978! this book rapidly established itself as a classic of modern Marxism. Cohen's masterful application of advanced philosophical techniques in an uncompromising defence of historical materialism commanded widespread admiration. In the ensuing twenty years! the book has served as a flagship of a powerful intellectual movement - analytical Marxism. In this expanded edition Cohen offers his own account of the history! and the further promise! ofanalytical Marxism. He also expresses reservations about traditional historical materialism! in the light of which he reconstructs the theory! and he studies the implications for historical materialism of the demise of the Soviet Union. Zusammenfassung The application of advanced philosophical techniques in a defence of historical materialism made the first edition of this book, published in 1978, a flagship for analytical Marxism. In this edition, the author re-constructs the theory, discussing the implictions and his reservations.

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• Authors: G. A. Cohen, G. A. (Chichele Professor of Social and Pol Cohen, COHEN G A
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.01.2001
• EAN: 9780199242061
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924206-1
• No. of pages: 470
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History: theory & methods, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, HISTORY / Study & Teaching, Western philosophy from c 1800, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Marxism & Communism, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, History: theory and methods