Boucher Geoff - Understanding Marxism - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Marxism as an intellectual movement has been one of the most important and fertile contributions to twentieth - century thought. No social theory or political philosophy today can be taken seriously unless it enters a dialogue not just with the legacy of Marx but also with the innovations and questions that spring from the movement that his work sparked Marxism. Marx provided a revolutionary set of ideas about freedom politics and society. As social and political conditions changed and new intellectual challenges to Marx's social philosophy arose the Marxist theorists sought to update his social theory rectify the sociological positions of historical materialism and respond to philosophical challenges with a Marxist reply. This book provides an accessible introduction to Marxism by explaining each of the key concepts of Marxist politics and social theory. The book is organized into three parts which explore the successive waves of change within Marxist theory and places these in historical context while the whole provides a clear and comprehensive account of Marxism as an intellectual system.
Title: Understanding Marxism
Author(s): Boucher Geoff
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781844655212
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 9/27/2012
Category: Philosophy