On The Reproduction Of Capitalism: Ideology And Ideological

On The Reproduction Of Capitalism: Ideology And Ideological State Apparatuses

Louis Althusserâ€™s renowned short text â€˜Ideology andÂ Ideological State Apparatusesâ€™ radically transformed theÂ concept of the subject, the understanding of the stateÂ and even the very frameworks of cultural, political andÂ literary theory. The text has influenced thinkers such asÂ Judith Butler, Ernesto Laclau and Slavoj ÂŽiÂžek.

The piece is, in fact, an extract from a much longer book,Â On the Reproduction of Capitalism, until now unavailableÂ in English. Its publication makes possible a reappraisalÂ of seminal Althusserian texts already available in English,Â their place in Althusserâ€™s oeuvre and the relevance ofÂ his ideas for contemporary theory. On the ReproductionÂ of Capitalism develops Althusserâ€™s conception of historicalÂ materialism, outlining the conditions of reproductionÂ in capitalist society and the revolutionary struggle forÂ its overthrow.

Written in the afterglow of May 1968, the text addressesÂ a question that continues to haunt us today: in a societyÂ that proclaims its attachment to the ideals of liberty andÂ equality, why do we witness the ever-renewed reproductionÂ of relations of domination? Both a conceptuallyÂ innovative text and a key theoretical tool for activists,Â On the Reproduction of Capitalism is an essential additionÂ to the corpus of the twentieth-century Left.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781781681640
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2014-02-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781781681640

Country	USA
Brand	Verso
Manufacturer	Verso
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781781681640
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2014-02-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781781681640

On The Reproduction Of Capitalism: Ideology And Ideological State Apparatuses

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