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Marxism

The economic and social philosophy espousing free access to goods and services, the lack of distinction between classes, the lack of state or government, and common ownership (not state ownership) of the means of production. Marxism asserts that the proletariat (those with no access to capital but who provide most of the labor) will inevitably overthrow the capitalist class and that the state, after a brief period in which it controls the means of production, will fade away to create an ideal society. Marxism is a type of communism. It is named for 19th-century economic philosopher Karl Marx.

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This usage reactivates the Marxist theory of combined and uneven development already observable in Marx's writings from the late 184os onward, later elaborated by Lenin and Trotsky.

Edward Said and third-world Marxism

Laclau & Mouffe are even more overt in their attempt to bridge Marxist theory and liberal democracy, arguing that 'the task of the left .

Dialogue between Fukuyama's account of the end of history and Derrida's hauntology

While Pakulski and Waters highlight some weaknesses in classical Marxist theory, they rely upon a caricature of Marxist class theory by accusing it of 'inherent economic reductionism' (Pakulski and Waters, 1996: 44) and describing its self-perception is as 'a universal explanatory key to economic, cultural and political relations' (Pakulski and Waters, 1996: 28).

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Before dealing with postmarxism, I summarize the basic premises of the classical Marxist theory, which is wanted to be revised or changed into postmarxism or postmodern Marxist politics and social theory, so that the reader can follow the theoretical strategy of postmarxism.

Postmodern politics and marxism

Given the rich offerings in poststructuralism on blackness in contrast to the relatively sparse offerings from Marxist theory, I wonder why Young doesn't encourage his fellow travelers to examine how blackness operates in Marxist thought rather than try to abolish one of the few theoretical areas today where the concept of blackness enjoys such rich, varied debate.

Robert Young. Signs of Race in Poststructuralism: Toward a Transformative Theory of Race

The University of Colorado's Sociology 5055, "Modern Marxist Theory," is a course on how to be a Marxist.

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This continuity pulls apart the so-called rupture between cultural studies and Marxist theory.

Cultural Theory: Classical and Contemporary Positions

Director He Nian is promising to fuse aspects of the Broadway musical, Las Vegas floor shows and Japanese animation in a show that entertains while it educates the masses about Marxist theory.

Nothing new in Afghan strategy

The Marxist theory can be cited here to prove once again that the upper manifestations of globalisation such as the internet, international media and cultural interaction through satellite telecommunication and others have not been really for the benefit of mankind.

The globalisation myth

For those in need of a reminder, socialism is defined by Merriam-Webster as: "1) any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, 2 a) a system of society or group living in which there is no private property, b) a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state, 3) a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done.

The greater good: as evidence global warming is altering the environmental landscape wanes, calls for action increase while liberty and freedom hang in the balance

Marx & Engels: A Biographical Introduction" is a thoughtfully succinct book about the lives and work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels by another devoted communist, Che Guevara, who himself made an original and unique contribution to Marxist theory and practice.

Che Guevara on Marx and Engels

He praises dissent, and then proceeds to list campus examples of opposition to orthodoxy: President Dave Frohnmayer's refusal to close a student paper for depicting a sexually aroused Jesus, the university's bored reaction to national criticism of a campus sociology professor who teaches Marxist theory, the invitation to the general secretary of the Communist Party USA to speak at the UO, and so on.