Gramsci and Trotsky in the Shadow of Stalinism

The Political Theory and Practice of Opposition

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

AvEmanuele Saccarelli,USA) Saccarelli, Emanuele (San Diego State University

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This book examines the legacy of Antonio Gramsci and Leon Trotsky in the shadow of Stalinism in order to reassess the very different and distorted academic reception of the two figures, as well as to contribute to the revitalization of Marxism for our time. While Gramsci and Trotsky lived and died in a similar fashion, as revolutionary Marxist leaders and theoreticians, their reception in academia could not be more different. Gramsci has become tremendously popular, becoming a central figure in many disciplines, while Trotsky remains largely ignored. Saccarelli argues that not only is Gramsci popular for the wrong reasons--being routinely distorted and depoliticized--even when rescued from his contemporary users, Gramsci remains inadequate. Conversely, the fact that Trotsky remains beyond the pale of "theory" is a terrible indictment of the current state of academic thinking.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-07-16
Mått152 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt600 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Philosophy
Antal sidor312
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415873383

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AcknowledgmentsChapter One: Introduction: Enter Stage Left, Gramsci and Trotsky Part I: The Mummy, the Professor, and the Cannibal: The Contemporary Uses and the Marxist Reclamation of Antonio GramsciChapter Two: Out of the Wrappings: Gramsciology and the Embalming of Political Theory Chapter Three: A Man of Modest Appetite: Gramsci and Political CannibalismPart II: The Fortune-Teller and the High-Wire Act: Leon Trotsky, Stalinism, and Political TheoryChapter Four: Telling Fortunes to the Doomed: Trotsky from Clairvoyance to Theory Chapter Five: The Balance of Criticism: Trotsky’s High-Wire Act Chapter Six: ConclusionNotes Bibliography

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