A Future For Marxism?

Althusser, the Analytical Turn and the Revival of Socialist Theory

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Andrew Levine

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In recent years theorists have turned away from Marxism. This book aims to revive Marxist theory, and show how it offers a rich foundation for radical socialist thinking in the future.To do this, Andrew Levine examines two recent departures in Marxist thought - Althusserian and analytical Marxism. The former is currently defunct; the latter, very nearly so. He assesses the shortcomings of each, while emphasizing their considerable, and still timely, merits. The discussion is framed against an analysis of socialism's place in the political life of the 19th and 20th centuries. Levine assesses the apparent historical defeat of the Left generally since the consolidation of the Reagan-Thatcher era and speculates on current signs of renewal.He argues that both Althusserian and analytical Marxism represent new and deeply important philosophical departures within the Marxist tradition as they force a rethinking of Marxism's scientific and political project. For all their differences in style and substance, these strains of Marxist thought share important thematic and sociological features and Levine concludes that both traditions provide a legacy upon which a revived Left can build.

Author Biography:

Andrew Levine is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is an experienced and renowned author. He has published previously with Cambridge UP, Verso, Columbia UP, Blackwells among others.

Release date NZ

January 20th, 2003

Author

Andrew Levine

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

200

Dimensions

135x215x13

ISBN-13

9780745319872

Product ID

2531259

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