Marxism and History

A critical introduct

By: S. H. Rigby

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Paperback | 19 November 1998 | Edition Number 2

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Marx's theory of history is often regarded as the most enduring and fruitful aspect of his intellectual legacy. His "historical materialism" has been the inspiration for some of the best historical writing in the works of scholars such as Eric Hobsbawm, E.P.Thompson, Rodney Hilton and Robert Brenner. S.H. Rigby establishes Marx's claims about social structure and historical change, discusses their use in his own and his followers' writings, and assesses the validity of his theories. He argues that Marx's social theories were profoundly contradictory and that Marxism has proved most useful when it is seen as a source of questions, concepts and hypotheses rather than as a philosophy of historical development.

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"This volume is an excellent contribution to historiography." --A.G.Meyer, "American Historical Review" "Readable and scholarly . . . Refreshingly sober and discerning." --R.N.Berki, "Political Studies" "This volume is an excellent contribution to historiography." -A.G.Meyer, "American Historical Review" "Readable and scholarly . . . Refreshingly sober and discerning." -R.N.Berki, "Political Studies" 0;This volume is an excellent contribution to historiography.1; 2;A.G.Meyer, "American Historical Review" 0;Readable and scholarly . . . Refreshingly sober and discerning.1; 2;R.N.Berki, "Political Studies" " This volume is an excellent contribution to historiography." -- A.G.Meyer, "American Historical Review" " Readable and scholarly . . . Refreshingly sober and discerning." -- R.N.Berki, "Political Studies"

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Preface to the first edition	p. vi
Preface to the second edition	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Marx as a productive force determinist	p. 5
Marx's ambiguous legacy	p. 7
Forces and relations of production	p. 17
Marx's productive force determinism	p. 27
Productive force determinism as Marxist orthodoxy	p. 60
The origins of productive force determinism	p. 71
Productive force determinism: a critique and an alternative	p. 81
Productive force determinism and functional explanation	p. 84
Productive force determinism: a critique	p. 92
Productive force determinism: an alternative	p. 143
'Base and superstructure' in historical materialism	p. 175
'Base and superstructure': definition and determination	p. 177
Modes of production: variant forms of the 'base'	p. 208
The political superstructure	p. 251
The 'idealistic superstructure'	p. 275
Conclusion: Marxism, politics and history	p. 299
Bibliography	p. 302
Index of names and subjects	p. 311
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