Marxism and Totality : The Adventures of a Concept from Lukács to Habermas / Martin Jay; ed. by Martin Jay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jay, Martin, Author.

Contributor:

Jay, Martin, Editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (576 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [1986]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Totality has been an abiding concern from the first generation of Western Marxists, most notably Lukács, Korsch, Gramsci, and Bloch, through the second, exemplified by the Frankfurt School, Lefebvre, Goldmann, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, and Della Volpe, up to the most recent, typified by Althusser, Colletti, and Habermas. Yet no consensus has been reached concerning the term's multiple meanings-expressive, decentered, longitudinal, latitudinal, normative-or its implications for other theoretical and practical matters. By closely following the adventures of this troublesome but central concept, Marxism & Totality offers an unconventional account of the history of Western Marxism.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Jan 2024)

ISBN:

0-520-35257-2