An Anthropology of Marxism

__An Anthropology of Marxism__offers Cedric Robinson's analysis of the history of communalism that has been claimed by Marx and Marxists. Suggesting that the socialist ideal was embedded both in Western and non-Western civilizations and cultures long before the opening of the modern era and did not begin with or depend on the existence of capitalism, Robinson interrogates the social, cultural, institutional, and historical materials that were the seedbeds for communal modes of living and reimagining society. Ultimately, it pushes back against Marx's vision of a better society as rooted in a Eurocentric society, and cut off from its own precursors. Accompanied by a new foreword by H.L.T. Quan and a preface by Avery Gordon, this invaluable text reimagines the communal ideal from a broader perspective that transcends modernity, industrialization, and capitalism. An Anthropology of Marxism offers Cedric Robinson's analysis of the history of communalism that has been claimed by Marx and Marxists. Suggesting that the socialist ideal was embedded both in Western and non-Western civilizations and cultures long before the opening of the modern era and did not begin with or depend on the existence of capitalism, Robinson interrogates the social, cultural, institutional, and historical materials that were the seedbeds for communal modes of living and reimagining society. Ultimately, it pushes back against Marx's vision of a better society as rooted in a Eurocentric society, and cut off from its own precursors. Accompanied by a new foreword by H.L.T. Quan and a preface by Avery Gordon, this invaluable text reimagines the communal ideal from a broader perspective that transcends modernity, industrialization, and capitalism.

Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 8 Preface......Page 14 Chapter 1: Coming to Terms with Marxian Taxonomy......Page 34 Chapter 2: The Social Origins of Materialism and Socialism......Page 51 Chapter 3: German Critical Philosophy and Marx......Page 93 Chapter 4: The Discourse on Economics......Page 121 Chapter 5: Reality and Its Representation......Page 150 Notes......Page 158 C......Page 198 D......Page 199 H......Page 200 M......Page 201 P......Page 202 S......Page 203 X......Page 204 Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Foreword 8 Preface 14 Chapter 1: Coming to Terms with Marxian Taxonomy 34 Chapter 2: The Social Origins of Materialism and Socialism 51 Chapter 3: German Critical Philosophy and Marx 93 Chapter 4: The Discourse on Economics 121 Chapter 5: Reality and Its Representation 150 Notes 158 Index 198 A 198 B 198 C 198 D 199 E 200 F 200 G 200 H 200 I 201 J 201 K 201 L 201 M 201 N 202 O 202 P 202 Q 203 R 203 S 203 T 204 U 204 V 204 W 204 X 204 Presents Cedric Robinson's analysis of the history of communalism that has been claimed by Marx and Marxists. Accompanied by a new foreword by Helen Quan and a preface by Avery Gordon, this invaluable text reimagines the communal ideal from a broader perspective that transcends modernity, industrialization, and capitalism.