Post-Marxism: An Intellectual History (Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought)

"This book traces the crystallisation of post-Marxism as a specific theoretical position in its own right and considers the role played in its development by poststructuralism, postmodernism and second-wave feminism. It examines the history of dissenting tendencies within the Marxist tradition, stretching from Rosa Luxemburg through the Frankfurt School to more recent theorists such as Barry Hindness, Paul Hirst, Rudolf Bahro, Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, and considers what the future prospects of post-Marxism are likely to be.". "A comprehensive account of the development of post-Marxist thought, Post-Marxism is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Politics, Philosophy, Literature, Sociology and Gender Studies."--BOOK JACKET. Annotation Post-Marxism is now a well-established theoretical position concerned with rescuing aspects of Marxist thought from the collapse of Marxism as a global cultural and political force. Marxism has come to be regarded by some as a discredited system of thought, carrying with it a burden of authoritarianism and totalitarianism which is at odds with the current commitment to cultural pluralism and libertarianism. This book traces the crystallisation of post-Marxism as a specific theoretical position in its own right and considers the role played in its development by post-structuralism, post-modernism and second-wave feminism. It examines the history of dissenting tendencies within the Marxist tradition, stretching from Rosa Luxemburg through the Frankfurt School to more recent theorists such as Barry Hindness, Paul Hirst, Rudolf Bahro, Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, and considers what the future prospects of post-Marxism are likely to be. A comprehensive account of the development of post-Marxist thought, Post-Marxism is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Politics, Philosophy, Literature, Sociology and Gender Studies Sociology/Philosophy/Politics/Literature Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Introduction: Marxism's 'disenchanted' 8 Marxism in a 'post-' world 11 'An intellectual malady'? The Laclau Mouffe affair (I) 19 'Without apologies': The Laclau Mouffe affair (II) 41 'Marxism is not a ~Science of History~': Testing the boundaries of Marxism 55 Post-Marxism before post-Marxism: (I) Luxemburg to the Frankfurt School 77 Post-Marxism before post-Marxism: (II) Hybridising Marxism 99 Constructing incredulity: (I) Postmodernism 111 Constructing incredulity: (II) Feminism 132 An open universe? Postmodern science and the Marxist dialectic 147 'Not show biz': Pluralist politics and the emancipation of critique 171 Notes 179 Bibliography 196 Index 202