Gramsci and Marxist Theory (RLE: Gramsci)

Download or read book Gramsci and Marxist Theory (RLE: Gramsci) written by Chantal Mouffe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book familiarizes the English-speaking reader with the debate on the originality of Gramsci’s thought and its importance for the development of Marxist theory. The contributors present the principal viewpoints regarding Gramsci’s theoretical contribution to Marxism, focussing in particular on his advances in the study of the superstructures, and discussing his relation to Marx and Lenin and his influence in Eurocommunism. Different interpretations are put forward concerning the elucidation of Gramsci’s key concepts, namely: hegemony, integral state, war of position and passive revolution.