| Marxism and Totality: The Adventures of a Concept from Lukács to Habermas Contributor(s): Jay, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520057422 ISBN-13: 9780520057425 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $40.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1986 Annotation: Totality has been an abiding concern from the first generation of Western Marxists, most notably Lukacs, Korsch, Gramsci, and Bloch, through the second, exemplified by the Frankfurt School, Lefebvre, Goldmann, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, and Della Volpe, up to the most recent, typified by Althusser, Colletti, and Habermas. Yet no consensus has been reached concerning the term's multiple meanings--expressive, decentered, longitudinal, latitudinal, normative--or its implications for other theoretical and practical matters. By closely following the adventures of this troublesome but central concept, "Marxism & Totality" offers an unconventional account of the history of Western Marxism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
| Dewey: 335.411 |
| LCCN: 83017950 |
| Physical Information: 1.44" H x 5.85" W x 8.95" (1.70 lbs) 576 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Totality has been an abiding concern from the first generation of Western Marxists, most notably Lukács, Korsch, Gramsci, and Bloch, through the second, exemplified by the Frankfurt School, Lefebvre, Goldmann, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, and Della Volpe, up to the most recent, typified by Althusser, Colletti, and Habermas. Yet no consensus has been reached concerning the term's multiple meanings--expressive, decentered, longitudinal, latitudinal, normative--or its implications for other theoretical and practical matters. By closely following the adventures of this troublesome but central concept, Marxism & Totality offers an unconventional account of the history of Western Marxism. |