1st Edition
A Marxist Theory of Ideology Praxis, Thought and the Social World
By Andrea Sau
Copyright 2020
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
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This work explores the question of defining ideology from a Marxist perspective. Advancing beyond the schemas of discussion presented in current Marxist literature, the author offers an account of how the concept of ideology should be defined and what role it plays within historical materialism. Through a close reading of Karl Marx’s relevant writings, this volume demonstrates that while there is... Read more
Introduction
1. Why Another Marxist Theory of Ideology?
2. Historical Materialism and Ideology
3. Commodity Fetishism
4. Gramsci’s Marxism
5. Praxis, Thought and the Social World
Conclusion
Bibliography
Biography
Andrea Sau is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at St Mary's University Twickenham. He has also taught at the University of Hertfordshire and King’s College London, where he completed his PhD.
