Marxism and historical writing / Paul Q. Hirst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hirst, Paul Q.

Series:

Routledge revivals.

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historiography.

Historical materialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this reissued collection of essays, first published in 1985, Paul Q. Hirst assesses the limits of the Marxist theory of history in its various versions. It begins with an extended critical discussion of Perry Anderson and Edward Thompson, and includes chapters on G.A Cohen's attempt to re-state the Marxist theory of history in terms compatible with analytic philosophy, on R.G. Collingwood's theory of history, on Anderson's work on Absolutism, on Thompson's Poverty of Theory, and on the contemporary politics of democratic socialism.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title01; Copyright01; Title02; Copyright02; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Anderson's Balance Sheet; Chapter 2 G.A.Cohen's Theory of History; Chapter 3 Collingwood, Relativism and the Purposes of History; Chapter 4 The Necessity of Theory-A Critique of E.P.Thompson's The Poverty of Theory; Chapter 5 The Uniqueness of the West-Perry Anderson's Analysis of Absolutism and its Problems; Chapter 6 Interview with Local Consumption; Chapter 7 Labour's Crisis-Principles and Priorities for Social Reconstruction; Chapter 8 Obstacles in the Parliamentary Road; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-136-99908-6

1-282-97405-X

9786612974052

0-203-85565-5

9780203855652

OCLC:

609845521