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Recent Marxian theory : class formation and social conflict in contemporary capitalism /
This books brings together some of the more prominent recent analyses within the Marxian tradition that bear on the topics of class formation and social conflict in contemporary capitalism. After examining debates over historical agency, class structure, and electoral dynamics, it explores the provo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©1996.
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| Colección: | SUNY series in political theory. Contemporary issues.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This books brings together some of the more prominent recent analyses within the Marxian tradition that bear on the topics of class formation and social conflict in contemporary capitalism. After examining debates over historical agency, class structure, and electoral dynamics, it explores the provocative arguments of analytical Marxists, Claus Offe, Jurgen Habermas, and Immanuel Wallerstein. In light of these discussions, the author concludes that even if the variety of forces contemporary capitalism structurally generates do not promote the formation of a revolutionary "proletariat," class relations continue to be important for analyzing the historical trajectory of, and challenges to, capitalism - although not in the way that Marx imagined |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 358 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-333) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585076502 9780585076508 1438420218 9781438420219 |