Marxism, the Millennium and Beyond

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. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 List of Table and Figures......Page 8 Preface......Page 9 Acknowledgement......Page 10 Abbreviation: Marx and Engels, Collected Works......Page 11 Notes on the Contributors......Page 12 1 Introduction: Marxism at the Millennium and Beyond?......Page 14 Part 1 Towards a Feasible Socialist Politics......Page 40 2 What do Socialists Want?......Page 42 3 The Ethical Marxism of Erich Fromm......Page 68 4 The Ethical Post-Marxism of Alasdair MacIntyre......Page 87 5 Habermas on Theory and Political Practice......Page 110 Part 2 Marxism and the State......Page 130 6 Recent Developments in State Theory: Approaches, Issues, Agendas......Page 132 7 Marxism, Liberalism and State Theory......Page 159 8 Class Struggle and Revolution in Eastern Europe: The Case of Poland......Page 174 Part 3 Developing Marxist Politics at the Millennium......Page 194 9 Trotsky, Trotskyism and the Future......Page 196 10 Democratic Marxism: the Legacy of Hal Draper......Page 212 11 Femininities: a Way of Linking Socialism and Feminism?......Page 234 12 Development of the Productive Forces: An Ecological Analysis......Page 249 Part 4 Marxism and Post-Marxism......Page 268 13 Post-Marxism: Radical Political Theory and Practice Beyond Marxism?......Page 270 14 The Post-Marxist Critique of Marxism: The Case of Agnes Heller......Page 293 15 ‘Not Dead Yet’: Marxism and Political Theory in the Era of Post-Communism......Page 312 B......Page 324 E......Page 325 G......Page 326 L......Page 327 M......Page 328 R......Page 329 W......Page 330 Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Table and Figures 8 Preface 9 Acknowledgement 10 Abbreviation: Marx and Engels, Collected Works 11 Notes on the Contributors 12 1 Introduction: Marxism at the Millennium and Beyond? 14 Part 1 Towards a Feasible Socialist Politics 40 2 What do Socialists Want? 42 3 The Ethical Marxism of Erich Fromm 68 4 The Ethical Post-Marxism of Alasdair MacIntyre 87 5 Habermas on Theory and Political Practice 110 Part 2 Marxism and the State 130 6 Recent Developments in State Theory: Approaches, Issues, Agendas 132 7 Marxism, Liberalism and State Theory 159 8 Class Struggle and Revolution in Eastern Europe: The Case of Poland 174 Part 3 Developing Marxist Politics at the Millennium 194 9 Trotsky, Trotskyism and the Future 196 10 Democratic Marxism: the Legacy of Hal Draper 212 11 Femininities: a Way of Linking Socialism and Feminism? 234 12 Development of the Productive Forces: An Ecological Analysis 249 Part 4 Marxism and Post-Marxism 268 13 Post-Marxism: Radical Political Theory and Practice Beyond Marxism? 270 14 The Post-Marxist Critique of Marxism: The Case of Agnes Heller 293 15 ‘Not Dead Yet’: Marxism and Political Theory in the Era of Post-Communism 312 Index 324 A 324 B 324 C 325 D 325 E 325 F 326 G 326 H 327 I 327 J 327 K 327 L 327 M 328 N 329 O 329 P 329 R 329 S 330 T 330 U 330 V 330 W 330
This collection makes a strong case for the continuing relevance and dynamism of several perspectives informed by Marxism. It includes a magisterial essay on Marxism and state theory, a discussion of fundamentalist values using analytical Marxism, an introduction to Fromm's humanist Marxism, which anticipated many of the themes of current radical politics. The book also includes provocative 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.
This collection investigates the'state of play'in studies informed by Marxism. Among other contributions, it includes an essay on state theory by Bob Jessop, a discussion of fundamental socialist values using analytical Marxism by Alan Carling. This collection investigates the state of play in studies informed by Marxism. Among other contributions, it includes an essay on state theory by Bob Jessop, a discussion of fundamental socialist values using analytical Marxism by Alan Carling