Is there such a thing as human nature? Here Sean Sayers defends the controversial theory that human nature is in fact an historical phenomenon. He gives an ambitious and wide ranging defence of the Marxist and Hegelian historical approach and engages with a wide range of work at the heart of the con
Post-Marxism: An Intellectual History (Routledge Studies in Social & Political Thought,)
β Scribed by Stuart Sim
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 209
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book traces the crystallisation of post-Marxism as a specific theoretical position in its own right and considers the role played in its development by post-structuralism, postmodernism and second-wave feminism. It examines the history of dissenting tendencies within the Marxist tradition and considers what the future prospects of post-Marxism are likely to be.
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