On the Reproduction of Capitalism
Title | On the Reproduction of Capitalism PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Althusser |
Publisher | Verso Books |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2014-02-04 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 178168524X |
Louis Althusser's renowned short text "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses" radically transformed the concept of the subject, the understanding of the state and even the very frameworks of cultural, political and literary theory. The text has influenced thinkers such as Judith Butler, Ernesto Laclau and Slavoj Zizek. The piece is, in fact, an extract from a much longer book, On the Reproduction of Capitalism, until now unavailable in English. Its publication makes possible a reappraisal of seminal Althusserian texts already available in English, their place in Althusser's oeuvre and the relevance of his ideas for contemporary theory. On the Reproduction of Capitalism develops Althusser's conception of historical materialism, outlining the conditions of reproduction in capitalist society and the revolutionary struggle for its overthrow. Written in the afterglow of May 1968, the text addresses a question that continues to haunt us today: in a society that proclaims its attachment to the ideals of liberty and equality, why do we witness the ever-renewed reproduction of relations of domination? Both a conceptually innovative text and a key theoretical tool for activists, On the Reproduction of Capitalism is an essential addition to the corpus of the twentieth-century Left.
State Apparatus
Title | State Apparatus PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon L. Clark |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 199 |
Release | 2021-06-23 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1000260666 |
Originally published in 1984, State Apparatus contributes to the debate on the theory of the state through posing questions regarding the state’s form, function, and apparatus. The book begins by setting out the theoretical and methodological problems and reviewing the various Conservative, Liberal and Marxist theories in light of these. It discusses state activity, using specific case studies to clearly illustrate key points, such as the development of welfare systems in North America and Western Europe. It also explores the use of language under the state, the role of the legal apparatus within a capitalist system, and the "local state". The book concludes with a discussion of democracy and the crisis of legitimacy, and the issue of justice and the state. State Apparatus is a detailed and comprehensive text, ideal for those with an interest in the history, theory, form, and function of the state.
Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays
Title | Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Althusser |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1583670386 |
Louis Althusser has tackled a wide variety of subjects, including philosophy, economics, psychology, aesthetics and political science. This book contains a selection of his writings.
On Ideology
Title | On Ideology PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Althusser |
Publisher | Verso Books |
Pages | 185 |
Release | 2020-04-07 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1788739256 |
This major voice in French philosophy presents a classic study of how particular political and cultural ideas come to dominate society. Spanning the years 1964 to 1973, On Ideology contains the seminal text, “Ideology and Ideological State Apparatus” (1970), which revolutionized the concept of subject formation. In “Reply to John Lewis” (1972–73), Althusser addressed the criticisms of the English Marxist toward On Marx and Reading Capital. Also included are “Freud and Lacan” (1964) and “A Letter on Art in Reply to André Daspre” (1966).
State, Power, Socialism
Title | State, Power, Socialism PDF eBook |
Author | Nicos Poulantzas |
Publisher | Verso Books |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2014-01-14 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1781681481 |
In State, Power, Socialism, the leading theorist of the state and European communism advances a vigorous critique of contemporary Marxist theories of the state. Arguing against a general theory of the state, Poulantzas identifies forms of class power crucial to socialist strategy that go beyond the state apparatus.
The State and Revolution
Title | The State and Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Vladimir Ilʹich Lenin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1919 |
Genre | Communism |
ISBN |
Theories of Ideology
Title | Theories of Ideology PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Rehmann |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 358 |
Release | 2013-07-25 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9004252312 |
How to explain the hegemonic stability of neoliberal capitalism even in the midst of its crises? The emergence of ideology theories marked a re-foundation of Marxist research into the functioning of alienation and subjection. Going beyond traditional concepts of ‘manipulation’ and ‘false consciousness’, they turned to the material existence of hegemonic apparatuses and focused on the mostly unconscious effects of ideological practices, rituals and discourses. Jan Rehmann reconstructs the different strands of ideology theories ranging from Marx to Adorno/Horkheimer, from Lenin to Gramsci, from Althusser to Stuart Hall, from Bourdieu to W.F. Haug, from Foucault to Butler. He compares them in a way that a genuine dialogue becomes possible and applies the different methods to the ‘market totalitarianism’ of today’s high-tech-capitalism.