{"product_id":"reconstructing-marxism-essays-on-explanation-and-the-theory-of-history-paperback","title":"Reconstructing Marxism: Essays on Explanation and the Theory of History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErik Olin Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElliott Sober\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReconstructing Marxism\u003c\/i\u003e explores fundamental questions about the structure of Marxist theory and its prospects for the future. The authors maintain that the disintegration of the old theoretical unity of classical Marxism is in part responsible for what is commonly called the \"crisis of Marxism.\" Only a reconstructed Marxism can come to terms with this disintegration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAddressing a range of problems in historical materialism and class analysis, the authors compare historical materialism with Darwinian evolutionary theory, and identify what is distinctively \"historical\" in Marx's theory of history. Through an evaluation of G.A. Cohen's defense and Anthony Giddens's critique of historical materialism they suggest what a plausible, yet still Marxist, theory of history might be. They analyze the relationship of micro-analysis to macro theory and the assignment of causal primacy in explanations, and present a general assessment of the current state of Marxist theory and the prospects for its analytical reconstruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistinguished by the clarity of its presentation, the analytical rigor of its argument and its concern with fundamental philosophical and sociological issues, \u003ci\u003eReconstructing Marxism\u003c\/i\u003e advances, at this critical juncture in the history of Marxism, a challenging new research program.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErik Olin Wright\u003c\/b\u003e is Vilas Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eClasses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterrogating Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Class Counts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeepening Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Archon Fung), and \u003ci\u003eEnvisioning Real Utopias\u003c\/i\u003e. For more information on Envisioning Real Utopias and the Real Utopias project, and to access book content, please visit realutopias.org (site in progress). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElliott Sober\u003c\/b\u003e is Hans Reichenbach Professor and William F. Vilas Research Professor at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.09 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780654498080,"sku":"9780860915546","price":34.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6a17a7327a41c7925bbb91fcb76c057b.webp?v=1780533560","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/reconstructing-marxism-essays-on-explanation-and-the-theory-of-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}