Marxism, the Millennium and Beyond

by Edited by Mark Cowling and Paul Reynolds

• ISBN13: 9780312235970
• ISBN10: 0312235976
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2001-01-06
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This collection makes a strong case for the continuing relevance and dynamism of several perspectives informed by Marxism. It includes a magisterial essay on Marxism and state theory, a discussion of fundamentalist values using analytical Marxism, an introduction to Fromm's humanist Marxism, which anticipated many of the themes of current radical politics. The book also includes provocative pieces on Marxism and ecology, Marxism and feminism, the debate between Marxists and post-Marxists, the democratic Marxism of Hal Draper, the confrontation between Marxism and Liberalism, and Marxism's place in the history of political thought.

Author Biography

Mark Cowling is Principal Lecturer in Politics as the University of Teesside.

Paul Reynolds is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Sociology at Edge Hill College.

Table of Contents

List of Table and Figures	vii
Preface	viii
Acknowledgement	ix
Abbreviation: Marx and Engels, Collected Works	x
Notes on the Contributors	xi
Introduction: Marxism at the Millennium and Beyond?	1	(28)
Mark Cowling
Paul Reynolds
Part 1: Towards a Feasible Socialist Politics
What do Socialists Want?	29	(26)
Alan Carling
The Ethical Marxism of Erich Fromm	55	(19)
Lawrence Wilde
The Ethical Post-Marxism of Alasdair MacIntyre	74	(23)
Kelvin Knight
Habermas on Theory and Political Practice	97	(22)
Peter M. R. Stirk
Part 2: Marxism and the State
Recent Developments in State Theory: Approaches, Issues, Agendas	119	(27)
Bob Jessop
Marxism, Liberalism and State Theory	146	(15)
Paul Wetherly
Class Struggle and Revolution in Eastern Europe: The Case of Poland	161	(22)
Rick Simon
Part 3: Developing Marxist Politics at the Millennium
Trotsky, Trotskyism and the Future	183	(16)
Hillel Ticktin
Democratic Marxism: the Legacy of Hal Draper	199	(22)
Alan Johnson
Femininities: a Way of Linking Socialism and Feminism?	221	(15)
Mark Cowling
Development of the Productive Forces: An Ecological Analysis	236	(21)
Jonathan Hughes
Part 4: Marxism and Post-Marxism
Post-Marxism: Radical Political Theory and Practice Beyond Marxism?	257	(23)
Paul Reynolds
The Post-Marxist Critique of Marxism: The Case of Agnes Heller	280	(19)
Simon Tormey
`Not Dead Yet': Marxism and Political Theory in the Era of Post-Communism	299	(12)
Michael Levin
Index	311