Marxism And Social Movements: Historical Materialism, Volume 46
Colin Barker
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Description for Marxism And Social Movements: Historical Materialism, Volume 46
Paperback. Editor(s): Krinsky, John; Nilsen, Alf Gunvald; Barker, Colin. Series: Historical Materialism. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
Marxism and Social Movements is the first sustained engagement between social movement theory and Marxist approaches to collective action. The chapters collected here, by leading figures in both fields, discuss the potential for a Marxist theory of social movements, explore the developmental processes and political tensions within movements, set the question in a long historical perspective and analyse contemporary movements against neo-liberalism and austerity.
Marxism and Social Movements is the first sustained engagement between social movement theory and Marxist approaches to collective action. The chapters collected here, by leading figures in both fields, discuss the potential for a Marxist theory of social movements, explore the developmental processes and political tensions within movements, set the question in a long historical perspective and analyse contemporary movements against neo-liberalism and austerity.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Condition
New
Series
Historical Materialism
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781608463725
SKU
V9781608463725
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99-15
About Colin Barker
Colin Barker is honorary lecturer in sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University. He co-organizes the annual international conferences on Alternative Futures and Popular Protest. He has published many books and articles on social movements and revolutions and is an active socialist. Laurence Cox co-directs the MA in Community Education, Equality and Social Activism at Maynooth. He co-edits the social movement ... Read more
Reviews for Marxism And Social Movements: Historical Materialism, Volume 46
"The impressive diversity and scope of the contributions [...] shows the fruitfulness of an encounter between Marxism and social movements research not just within academia. [...] [I]t is the editors' merit to have contributed to a necessary revival of Marxist debate and theoretisation[.]" Dietmar Lange, JahrBuch für Forschungen zur Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung. "The Financial Times positively dissects Marx’s ... Read more