Marxism and History

A critical introduction

By (author) S. H. Rigby

Publication date:

19 November 1998

Length of book:

336 pages

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Dimensions:

216x138mm

ISBN-13: 9780719056123

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

This critically aclaimed book, now in its second edition is firmly established as an essential guide to this recent historiographical debate.

Adopted as a set book by the Open University.

An indispensable guide to Marxist historiography for undergradu. . . .

Introduction
Marx's ambiguous legacy
Forces and relations of production
Marx's productive force determinism
Productive force determinism as Marxist orthodoxy.
The origins of productive force determinism.
Productive force determinism: A critique and an alternative.
Productive force determinism and functional explanation.
Productive force determinism: A critique.
Productive force determinism: An alternative.
Base and superstructure: Definition and determination.
Modes of production: Variant forms of the 'base'.
The political superstructure.
The idealist superstructure.