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First published in 1978, this book rapidly established itself as a classic of modern Marxism. Cohen's masterful application of advanced philosophical techniques in an uncompromising defense of historical materialism commanded widespread admiration. In the ensuing twenty years, the book has served as a flagship of a powerful intellectual movement--analytical Marxism. In this expanded edition, Cohen offers his own account of the history, and the further promise, of analytical Marxism. He also expresses reservations about traditional historical materialism, in the light of which he reconstructs the theory, and he studies the implications for historical materialism of the demise of the Soviet Union.
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Table of contents
- Cover page
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Note on References And Acknowledgements
- Introduction To The 2000 Edition: Reflections on Analytical Marxism
- I. Images of History in Hegel And Marx
- II. The Constitution of The Productive Forces
- III. The Economic Structure
- IV. Material And Social Properties of Society
- V. Fetishism
- VI. The Primacy of The Productive Forces
- VII. The Productive Forces And Capitalism
- VIII. Base And Superstructure, Powers And Rights
- IX. Functional explanation: In general
- X. Functional Explanation: In Marxism
- XI. Use-Value, Exchange-Value, And Contemporary Capitalism
- XII. Fettering
- XIII. Reconsidering Historical Materiausm
- XIV. Restricted And Inclusive Historical Materialism
- XV. Marxism After The Collapse of The Soviet Union
- Appendix I. Karl Marx and the Withering Away of Social Science
- Appendix II. Some Definitions
- List of Works Cited
- Name Index
- Subject Index