The thought of Antonio Gramsci continues to enjoy widespread appeal in contemporary political and social theory. This book draws together some of the world’s leading scholars on Gramsci to critically explore key ideas, debates and themes in his work in an accessible manner, relating them to contemporary politics and society.
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Contents
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Life Of A Reflective Revolutionary; Mark Mcnally
PART I: HISTORICAL CONTEXT
1. Gramsci, The United Front Comintern And Democratic Strategy; Mark Mcnally
2. Morbid Symptoms: Gramsci And The Crisis Of Liberalism; James Martin
PART II: KEY DEBATES
3. Intellectuals And Masses: Agency And Knowledge In Gramsci; Benedetto Fontana
4. Gramsci, Language And Pluralism; Alessandro Carlucci
PART III: MAJOR CONCEPTUAL ISSUES
5: Gramsci’s Marxism: The ‘Philosophy Of Praxis’; Peter Thomas
6. Conceptions Of Subalternity In Gramsci; Guido Liguori
PART IV: CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE
7. Gramsci And ‘The International’: Past, Present And Future; Andreas Bieler, Ian Bruff And Adam David Morton
8. Gramsci And Subaltern Struggles Today: Spontaneity, Political Organization, And Occupy Wall Street; Marcus Green
9. The Historical Bloc: Toward A Typology Of Weak States And Contemporary Legitimation Crises; Darrow Schecter
10. Gramsci, Hegemony, And Post-Marxism; David Howarth
Conclusion: Contemporary Themes; Mark Mcnally
Bibliography
Index
Tentang Penulis
Mark Mc Nally is Lecturer in Politics at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. His research interests are in the history of political thought, democratic theory, ideology, and ideological and political conflict in Twentieth Century Ireland. He is co-editor of
Gramsci and Global Politics (2009) and has published widely on the nature and application of Gramsci’s ideas.
Contributors:
Andreas Bieler, Professor of Political Economy and Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ), School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham, UK
Ian Bruff, Lecturer in European Politics, University of Manchester, UK
Alessandro Carlucci, Lector in Italian, University of Oxford, UK
Benedetto Fontana, Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA
Marcus E. Green, Associate Professor of Political Science, Otterbein University, Ohio, USA
David Howarth, Reader in Political Theory, Department of Government, University of Essex, UK
Guido Liguori, University of Calabria, Italy, and president of the Italian section of the International Gramsci Society
James Martin, Professor of Politics at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Adam Morton, Professor of Political Economy, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney, Australia
Darrow Schecter, Reader in the Department of History, University of Sussex, UK
Peter Thomas, Brunel University, London, UK