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Gramsci's Political Analysis

A Critical Introduction

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. James Martin

    1. The Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Reading Gramsci Today

    • James Martin
    Pages 1-11

  3. Crisis and Response: Gramsci’s Analysis, 1915–26

    • James Martin
    Pages 12-38

  4. Intellectuals and Political Leadership

    • James Martin
    Pages 39-64

  5. State, Civil Society and the Politics of Consent

    • James Martin
    Pages 65-88

  6. The Party as the ‘Modern Prince’

    • James Martin
    Pages 89-113

  7. Hegemony and the Legitimation of the State

    • James Martin
    Pages 114-138

  8. Historicism and Politics: the Problem of Class Analysis

    • James Martin
    Pages 139-165

  9. Conclusion: Gramsci and Modernity

    • James Martin
    Pages 166-172

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 173-209
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About this book

In this new introduction to Antonio Gramsci's thought, James Martin reconstructs the central analytical themes of the Italian Marxist's famous Prison Notebooks : the 'organic' intellectuals, the relation between state and civil society, and the revolutionary party. The contemporary relevance of his concept 'hegemony' to the analysis of state legitimacy is critically considered and the limitations of Gramsci's historicist Marxism to understanding social complexity are outlined. The book will be of interest to undergraduates and teachers in the social sciences.

Reviews

'...an exciting new study of Gramsci's political thought... ...both expands our appreciation of Gramsci's achievements in political theory and sets a new interpretative frame around his texts.' - Terrell Carver, Professor of Political Theory, University of Bristol

'Martin has written an admirable book...he makes many telling points in a way which is accessible and readable.' - John Hoffman, Studies in Marxism

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  • The Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland

    James Martin

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James Martin is Lecturer in Politics at the Queen's University in Belfast.

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