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Marxism, Class Analysis and Socialist Pluralism A Theoretical and Political Critique of Marxist Conceptions of Politics
By Les Johnston
Copyright 1986
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book, first published in 1986, presents a radical challenge to socialist orthodoxy, subjecting a key component of that orthodoxy – Marxism – to sustained criticism. Les Johnston argues that Marxism cannot provide the foundations for a rigorous socialist theory or an effective socialist politics. A fundamental element of this criticism is the suggestion that the problem of ‘reductionism’... Read more
1. Introduction: Marxism and the Materialist Conception of Politics Part 1. Marxism, Managerialism and Capitalist Possession 2. Marxism and the Problem of Managers 3. Marxism, Managerialism and Corporate Capitalism Part 2. Marxism, Politics and the State 4. Classical Marxism and the State 5. Contemporary Debates on the Capitalist State Part 3. Class Analysis and Socialist Political Calculation 6. Marxism and the Problem of the Working Class 7. Class and Political Ideology: A Non-Reductionist Solution? Part 4. Theoretical and Political Conclusions 8. Socialist Theory and Socialist Pluralism
Biography
Les Johnston
