{"product_id":"the-politics-of-truth-from-marx-to-foucault-paperback","title":"The Politics of Truth: From Marx to Foucault - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichele Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is about the dramatic eclipse of one of Marxism's major theoretical and political weapons - the theory of ideology. The fortunes of this concept, recently subjected to a barrage of criticism but particularly from post-structuralists, are seen as symptomatic of the difficulties now besetting the Marxist tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concept of ideology - traditionally one of Marxism's most persuasive ideas - has recently been subjected to devastating criticism. Michele Barrett shows that Marx's own writings offer a confusing array of possible approaches to 'ideology', which the classical Marxist tradition consolidated as 'mystification that serves class interests'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarrett locates Gramsci and Althusser as key figures in the breakdown of the classical Marxist conception - Gramsci's work presaging the separation of class, politics and ideology found in Laclau and Mouffe, and Althusser's failing to deliver an adequate approach to subjectivity. Foucault - replacing Marxism's 'economics of untruth' with his own 'politics of truth' - is examined as an exemplar of post-structuralist critiques of ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichele Barrett is a leading writer in the field of sociology and has written many successful works including \"Women's Oppression Today, The Politics of Diversity \" and \" Ideology: A Cultural Production.\" She is Professor of Modern Literary and Cultural Theory at Queen Mary \u0026amp; Westfield College, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780664328480,"sku":"9780745605036","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/170c6a7c7a402c7d6af276b3d928f1af.webp?v=1780533865","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-politics-of-truth-from-marx-to-foucault-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}