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This lively new collection from one of America's leading sociologists covers a wide range of theoretical problems of interest to radical social scientists and political activists. The book opens with a fascinating autobiographical essay exploring the challenges and benefits of being a Marxist scholar in the present era. Following this is a discussion of various issues of class analysis, with particular attention being paid to two overarching themes: class and inequality, and the relationship between class and power. The second section of the book engages the problem of socialism as a possible future to capitalism. Wright attempts to clarify the conceptual status of socialism and discusses why certain reforms such as basic income grants may ultimately require introduction of some for of socialism for their full realization. Interrogating Inequality concludes by examining the general problem of Marxism as a tradition of radical social theory. Three issues in particular are discussed: the central principles of Analytical Marxism as a strategy for reconstructing Marxism as a social scientific theory; the relationship between Marxism and feminism as emancipatory social theories; and the prospects for Marxism in the aftermath of the collapse of communist regimes.
| Preface | |
| Prologue: Falling into Marxism; Choosing to Stay | p. 1 |
| Class Analysis | p. 17 |
| Inequality | p. 21 |
| The Class Analysis of Poverty | p. 32 |
| The Status of the Political in the Concept of Class Structure | p. 51 |
| Coercion and Consent in Contested Exchange | p. 72 |
| Class and Politics | p. 88 |
| Socialism | p. 107 |
| Capitalism's Futures: A Reconceptualization of the Problem of Post-capitalist Modes of Production | p. 112 |
| Why Something like Socialism is Necessary for the Transition to Something like Communism | p. 157 |
| Marxism | p. 173 |
| What is Analytical Marxism? | p. 178 |
| Marxism as Social Science | p. 199 |
| Explanation and Emancipation in Marxism and Feminism | p. 211 |
| Marxism After Communism | p. 234 |
| References | p. 256 |
| Name Index | p. 263 |
| Subject Index | p. 265 |
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ISBN: 9780860916338
ISBN-10: 0860916332
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 288
Published: 1st June 1994
Publisher: Verso Books
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6
x 1.5
Weight (kg): 0.445
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