Perspectives on Gramsci

Politics, culture and social theory
Herausgeber: Francese, Joseph

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Antonio Gramsci is widely known for his profound impact on social and political thought, critical theory and literary methodology. This title brings together twelve eminent scholars from humanities and social sciences to demonstrate the importance and relevance of Gramsci to their respective fields of inquiry.

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This volume brings together twelve eminent scholars from humanities and social sciences to demonstrate the contemporary importance and relevance of Gramsci to their respective fields of inquiry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780415485272
• ISBN-10: 0415485274
• Artikelnr.: 26331828

Autorenporträt

Joseph Francese is Professor at Michigan State University. He is Senior Editor of Italian Culture, and is the author of numerous articles on topics in Renaissance and contemporary literature. He has written monographs on Pasolini, postmodern narrative, and Italian cultural politics in the 1950s. His most recent book is Socially Symbolic Acts: The Historicizing Fictions of Umberto Eco, Vincenzo Consolo, and Antonio Tabucchi.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Gramsci's Conceptions Of Political Organization 2. Reading
Gramsci Now 3. Sinking Roots: Using Gramsci In Contemporary Britain 4.
Gramsci Now: Philology And Philosophy Of Praxis 5. "Once Again On The
Organic Capacities Of The Working Class:" Antonio Gramsci As A Theorist Of
Labor 6. The Uses And Abuses Of Gramsci: Hegemony And American Politics 7.
Pessimism Of The Intelligence, Optimism Of The Will: Political Agency And
World Order In An Age Of 'Empire' 8. Gramsci, In And On Media - Marcia
Landy 9. Common Sense In Gramsci 10. The Contemporary Relevance Of
Gramsci's Views On Italy's "Southern Question" 11. Rethinking Gramsci:
Class, Globalization, And Historical Bloc 12. Antonio Gramsci's Theory Of
The 'National-Popular' As A Strategy For Socialist Revolution