Social classes

In what is the first sustained analysis of Marx's attitude to the puzzle of the individual in history and society, this book, first published in 1990, challenges received views on the importance of class analysis and the place of a theory of human nature in Marx's thought.

This book, first published in 1986, presents a radical challenge to socialist orthodoxy, subjecting a key component of that orthodoxy - Marxism - to sustained criticism.

This book, first published in 1986, presents a radical challenge to socialist orthodoxy, subjecting a key component of that orthodoxy - Marxism - to sustained criticism.

Marxism is a theory which originated in the context of nineteenth-century industrialised Europe.

Marxism is a theory which originated in the context of nineteenth-century industrialised Europe.

There is hardly any discussion of class that does not in some way relate to the theories of Marx and Weber.

This study, first published in 1983, explores the connections between Marx's philosophy and his empirical analysis of society and state, by showing the different meanings of many of Marx's concepts as their role in his theory changes and the theory itself develops.

This study, first published in 1983, explores the connections between Marx's philosophy and his empirical analysis of society and state, by showing the different meanings of many of Marx's concepts as their role in his theory changes and the theory itself develops.

This book, first published in 1991, demonstrates that Marx is the legitimate founder of what was to become the critical theory of society.

This book, first published in 1991, demonstrates that Marx is the legitimate founder of what was to become the critical theory of society.

Although Marx's concept of ideology has been a subject of considerable discussion, much of the debate has proved to be rather disappointing.

Although Marx's concept of ideology has been a subject of considerable discussion, much of the debate has proved to be rather disappointing.

In this major study, first published in 1988, Professor Kitching builds on recent scholarship on Marx and Wittgenstein to provide an incisive, readable account and critique of the whole of Marx's work.

In this major study, first published in 1988, Professor Kitching builds on recent scholarship on Marx and Wittgenstein to provide an incisive, readable account and critique of the whole of Marx's work.

Marx's Grundrisse is acknowledged as the vital link between Marx's early and late work.

Marx's Grundrisse is acknowledged as the vital link between Marx's early and late work.

George Orwell wrote in Nineteen Eighty Four that 'If there is hope, it lies in the proles.

George Orwell wrote in Nineteen Eighty Four that 'If there is hope, it lies in the proles.

Marx's written output was massive.

Marx's written output was massive.

This book, first published in 1961 and revised in 1964, is both a critical study of a body of thought and an historical account of how Marxist theory arose from the context of European history in the 19th century.

This book, first published in 1961 and revised in 1964, is both a critical study of a body of thought and an historical account of how Marxist theory arose from the context of European history in the 19th century.

It has been said that the normal English reaction to uncomfortable facts of life, such as Marxism, is an embarrassed but determined silence.

It has been said that the normal English reaction to uncomfortable facts of life, such as Marxism, is an embarrassed but determined silence.

This book, originally published in 1940, is primarily intended to tell the English reader what is contained in the earlier works of Marx, with emphasis on what seemed to throw most light on the man and his systematic thought.

This book, originally published in 1940, is primarily intended to tell the English reader what is contained in the earlier works of Marx, with emphasis on what seemed to throw most light on the man and his systematic thought.

Of all the scholarly work on the countryside done in pre-1917 Russia and in the Soviet Union in the 1920s, that of L.

Of all the scholarly work on the countryside done in pre-1917 Russia and in the Soviet Union in the 1920s, that of L.

One reader has called this study, first published in 1984, 'easily the best book on the relation of Hegel to Marx'.

One reader has called this study, first published in 1984, 'easily the best book on the relation of Hegel to Marx'.

Strife has raged about Karl Marx for decades, and never had it been so embittered as at the time of this book's first publication, 1936.

Strife has raged about Karl Marx for decades, and never had it been so embittered as at the time of this book's first publication, 1936.

News headlines warn of rivalries and competing nations across Asia and the Pacific, even as powerful new cross-border relations form as never before.

News headlines warn of rivalries and competing nations across Asia and the Pacific, even as powerful new cross-border relations form as never before.

In this book, first published in 1992, the author examines the polemic fought by German Social-Democratic Party leaders and intellectuals Karl Kautsky and Eduard Bernstein against what they perceived to be misunderstandings of Marxism propagated by members of the Social-Democratic Federation (SDF) in England and by the socialist leader Wilhelm Liebknecht in Germany.

In this book, first published in 1992, the author examines the polemic fought by German Social-Democratic Party leaders and intellectuals Karl Kautsky and Eduard Bernstein against what they perceived to be misunderstandings of Marxism propagated by members of the Social-Democratic Federation (SDF) in England and by the socialist leader Wilhelm Liebknecht in Germany.

The collapse of Marxism in much of the Third World as well as Europe was so sudden and spectacular that it is hard to believe that in the space of seven years The Journal of Communist Studies could bring out special issues both on the creation of 'Military Marxist Regimes in Africa', and on their demise and the wider collapse of Marxist governments on the continent.

The collapse of Marxism in much of the Third World as well as Europe was so sudden and spectacular that it is hard to believe that in the space of seven years The Journal of Communist Studies could bring out special issues both on the creation of 'Military Marxist Regimes in Africa', and on their demise and the wider collapse of Marxist governments on the continent.

This is a study of "e;karayuki-san"e;, impoverished Japanese women sent abroad to work as prostitutes from the 1860s to the 1920s.

This is a study of "e;karayuki-san"e;, impoverished Japanese women sent abroad to work as prostitutes from the 1860s to the 1920s.

The strong community ties of mining villages are the central concern of this book, which deals with the social history and sociology of mining in County Durham in the twentieth century.

The strong community ties of mining villages are the central concern of this book, which deals with the social history and sociology of mining in County Durham in the twentieth century.

Within the broader context of the global knowledge economy, wherein the "e;college-for-all"e; discourse grows more and more pervasive and systems of higher education become increasingly stratified by social class, important and timely questions emerge regarding the future social location and mobility of the working classes.

Within the broader context of the global knowledge economy, wherein the "e;college-for-all"e; discourse grows more and more pervasive and systems of higher education become increasingly stratified by social class, important and timely questions emerge regarding the future social location and mobility of the working classes.

We live in a world that is ever on the move, as is increasingly recognised within research on mobilities.

We live in a world that is ever on the move, as is increasingly recognised within research on mobilities.

This book will give unique insight into how a new generation of Bourdieusian researchers apply Bourdieu to contemporary issues.

This book will give unique insight into how a new generation of Bourdieusian researchers apply Bourdieu to contemporary issues.

The book's central focus explores several "e;myths"e; associated with American entrepreneurship: the idea that small business owners are "e;job creators"e;; that entrepreneurs are the "e;backbone"e; or "e;engine"e; of the economy; that entrepreneurship provides a path of economic mobility for immigrants, ethnic and racial minorities, and women; that the Horatio Algiers "e;rags to riches"e; story is possible for anyone willing to work hard.

The book's central focus explores several "e;myths"e; associated with American entrepreneurship: the idea that small business owners are "e;job creators"e;; that entrepreneurs are the "e;backbone"e; or "e;engine"e; of the economy; that entrepreneurship provides a path of economic mobility for immigrants, ethnic and racial minorities, and women; that the Horatio Algiers "e;rags to riches"e; story is possible for anyone willing to work hard.