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1 online resource |
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Routledge library editions. Marxism ; volume 15 |
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Routledge library editions. Marxism ; v. 15
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Acknowledgement; Preface; Table of Contents; Section One MARXISM, MANAGERIALISM AND CAPITALIST POSSESSION; 2 Marxism and the problem of the managers; 3 Marxism, managerialism and corporate capitalism; Section Two MARXISM, POLITICS AND THE STATE; 4 Classical Marxism and the state; 1 Introduction: Marxism and the materialist conception of politics; 5 Contemporary debates on the capitalist state; Section Three CLASS ANALYSIS AND SOCIALIST POLITICAL CALCULATION |
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6 Marxism and the problem of the working class7 Class and political ideology: a non-reductionist solution?; Section Four THEORETICAL AND POLITICAL CONCLUSIONS; 8 Socialist theory and socialist pluralism; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book, first published in 1986, presents a radical challenge to socialist orthodoxy, subjecting a key component of that orthodoxy - Marxism - to sustained criticism. Les Johnston argues that Marxism cannot provide the foundations for a rigorous socialist theory or an effective socialist politics. A fundamental element of this criticism is the suggestion that the problem of 'reductionism' which has preoccupied Marxists is a red herring. Marxism's problem is not its reductionism but its theoretical incoherence. Marxism is not 'deterministic', for there is invariably an indeterminate relation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-151) and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 23, 2015) |
| Subject |
Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.
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| SUBJECT |
Marx, Karl, 1818-1883 fast |
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Communist state.
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Social classes.
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Cultural pluralism.
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Social Class
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Cultural Diversity
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social classes.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Communist state
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Cultural pluralism
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Social classes
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317502616 |
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1317502612 |
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9781317502609 |
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1317502604 |
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9781317502593 |
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1317502590 |
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9781315714974 |
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1315714973 |
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9781315712840 |
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1315712849 |
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