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OverviewMilitary metaphors have long played a role in framing questions of Marxist political strategy. Most famously, Gramsci articulated much of his social theory in terms of wars of position and wars of maneuver. In this work, Daniel Egan argues that previous commentators have viewed the distinction between these two phases of struggle too statically. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel EganPublisher: Haymarket Books Imprint: Haymarket Books ISBN: 9781608468379ISBN 10: 1608468372 Pages: 142 Publication Date: 27 March 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction: Marxism and the Military Metaphor 2. Gramsci’s Marxism Working Class Organization and Revolutionary Politics Political Relations of Power 3. War of Maneuver and War of Position War as Metaphor Analysis of the Metaphor 4. Marxism and Insurrection Engels and Insurrection Lenin, Trotsky and Insurrection The Communist International and Insurrection The Gramscian Nature of Insurrection 5. Soviet Military Doctrine Creating the Red Army Soviet Military Science: Tactics, Operational Art, Strategy Deep Battle and Gramsci’s War of Position 6 Marxism and Guerrilla Warfare People’s War The Foco The Gramscian Character of Guerrilla Warfare 7. Conclusion: Lessons for Socialist Political Strategy The Dialectic of Position and Maneuver The Gramscian War of Position and Twenty-First Century Socialism References IndexReviewsAuthor InformationDaniel Egan, Ph.D. in Sociology, Boston College, 1994, is Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. His major research and teaching areas are social theory, political sociology, and globalization. His current work focuses on the intersection between military doctrine and social theory. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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