| Gramsci and Trotsky in the Shadow of Stalinism: The Political Theory and Practice of Opposition Contributor(s): Saccarelli, Emanuele (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415961092 ISBN-13: 9780415961097 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: This book addresses a particular period in the historical development of Marxism (the rise of Stalinism), and on two theorists who opposed Stalinism (Gramsci and Trotsky), in order to make sense of Marxism's contemporary impasse, both as an important strand of political theory and as a living philosophical and political tradition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
| Dewey: 335.43 |
| LCCN: 2007037631 |
| Series: Studies in Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.6" W x 9.16" (1.25 lbs) 308 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the legacy of Antonio Gramsci and Leon Trotsky in the shadow of Stalinism in order to reassess the very different and distorted academic reception of the two figures, as well as to contribute to the revitalization of Marxism for our time. While Gramsci and Trotsky lived and died in a similar fashion, as revolutionary Marxist leaders and theoreticians, their reception in academia could not be more different. Gramsci has become tremendously popular, becoming a central figure in many disciplines, while Trotsky remains largely ignored. Saccarelli argues that not only is Gramsci popular for the wrong reasons--being routinely distorted and depoliticized--even when rescued from his contemporary users, Gramsci remains inadequate. Conversely, the fact that Trotsky remains beyond the pale of theory is a terrible indictment of the current state of academic thinking. |