Marxism & Historical Writing Routledge R

Informationen zum Autor Paul Hirst Zusammenfassung Assesses the limits of the Marxist theory of history in its various versions. This title begins with an extended critical discussion of Perry Anderson and Edward Thompson, and also includes chapters on G A Cohen's attempt to re-state the Marxist theory of history in terms compatible with analytic philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Anderson’s Balance Sheet 2. G.A Cohen’s Theory of History 3. Collingwood, Relativism and the Purpose of History 4. The Necessity of Theory - A Critique of E.P Thompson’s The Poverty of Theory 5. The Uniqueness of the West - Perry Anderson’s Analysis of Absolutism and its Problems 6. Interview with Local Consumption 7. Labour’s Crisis - Principles and Priorities for Social Reconstruction 8. Obstacles in the Parliamentary Road

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• Authors: Paul Hirst, Paul Hirst
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.12.2009, delayed
• EAN: 9780415572804
• ISBN: 978-0-415-57280-4
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / General, Society & culture: general, Society and culture: general