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"This collection investigates the ""state of play"" in studies informed by Marxism. It includes an essay on state theory by Bob Jessop, a discussion of fundamental socialist values using analytical Marxism by Alan Carling, an introduction to Fromm's humanist Marxism by Lawrence Wilde, and pieces on Marxism and ecology, Marxism and feminism, the debate between Marxists and post Marxists, the democratic Marxism of Hal Draper, the confrontation between Marxism and Liberalism, and Marxism's place in the history of political thought."

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Author:   M. Cowling ,  P. Reynolds ,  Paul Reynolds (Senior Lecturer in Politics and Sociology, Edge Hill University College)
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.571kg
ISBN:  

9780333801666

ISBN 10:   0333801660
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   31 October 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgement Abbreviation: Marx and Engels, Collected Works Notes on the Contributors Introduction: Marxism at the Millennium and Beyond?; M.Cowling & P.Reynolds PART I: TOWARDS A FEASIBLE SOCIALIST POLITICS What do Socialists Want?; A.Carling The Ethical Marxism of Erich Fromm; L.Wilde The Ethical Post-Marxism of Alasdair MacIntyre; K.Knight Habermas on Theory and Political Practice; P.M.R.Stirk PART II: MARXISM AND THE STATE Recent Development in State Theory: Approaches, Issues, Agendas; B.Jessop Marxism, Liberalism and State Theory; P.Wetherly Class Struggle and Revolution in Eastern Europe: The Case of Poland; R.Simon PART III: DEVELOPING MARXIST POLITICS AT THE MILLENNIUM Trotsky, Trotskyism and the Future; H.Ticktin Democratic Marxism: The Legacy of Hal Draper; A.Johnson Femininities: A Way of Linking Socialism and Feminism; M.Cowling Development of the Productive Forces: An Ecological Analysis; J.Hughes PART IV: MARXISM AND POST-MARXISM Post-Marxism: Radical Political Theory and Practice Beyond Marxism?; P.Reynolds The Post-Marxist Critique of Marxism: The Case of Agnes Heller; S.Tormey 'Not Dead Yet': Marxism and Political Theory in the Era of Post-Communism; M.Levin Index

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MARK COWLING is Principal Lecturer in Politics at the University of Teesside. He convenes the Political Studies Association Marxism Specialist Group and edits its annual journal Studies in Marxism. Previous books are, Approaches to Marx (edited with Lawrence Wilde, 1989), The Communist Manifesto: New Interpretations (1998) and Date Rape and Consent (1998). - PAUL REYNOLDS is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Sociology at Edge Hill University College.

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