Leftword

Social Structure and Forms of Consciousness

Vol. 1 – The Social Determination of Method

Istvan Meszaros

Aakar Books 2010

Language: English

464 Pages

In Stock!

Price INR 495.0 USD 24.75

Join Book Club

About the Book

“The Pathfinder” of 21st Century Socialism. -Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela Today, as never before, the investigation of the close relationship between social structure – defined by Marx as “arising from the life-process of definite individuals” – and the various forms of consciousness is particularly important. We can only perceive what is possible by first identifying the historical process that constrains consciousness itself, and therefore social action. The relationship between social structure and forms of consciousness discussed in this new work by one of the world’s leading Marxism philosophers is multifaceted and profoundly dialectical. It requires the presentation of a great wealth of historical material and the assessment of the relevant philosophical literature, from Descartes through Hegel and the Liberal tradition to the present, together with their connections with political economy and political theory. István Mészáros moves beyond both abstract solutions to the surveyed methodological questions and one-sided structuralist evaluation of the important substantive issue, bringing the process of our understanding of social structure and consciousness to a level not previously attained. Above all, in the spirit of the Marxian approach, even the most complicated problems are analyzed in relation to the major practical concerns of our time. Social Structure and Forms of Consciousness is of the highest importance as both a political and philosophical work, illuminating the place from where we must act, today.

Istvan Meszaros

See more by Istvan Meszaros

HISTORY | PHILOSOPHY

Social Structure and Forms of Consciousness

Vol. 1 – The Social Determination of Method

About the Book

Istvan Meszaros

You May Like

Savarkar and Hindutva-PB

Cultural Readings of Imperialism-HC

Science and Technology in Colonial India-HC

Paris Commune 150

The Sublime Object of Ideology

Merchants of Virtue

The Sweet Salt of Tamil

The Vulgarity of Caste

The South African Gandhi

The Myth of the Holy Cow

Agrarian and Other Histories

In the Name of the Nation

Defying Death

The National Movement

People’s History of India 14: Economic History of India: AD 1206-1526

From volga to Ganga

1857 Facets of the Great Revolt

Everyday Lives, Everyday Histories

The National Movement

The National Movement

Giving an Account of Oneself

Margins of Philosophy

The Kashmir Dispute 1947–2012

The Making of Brahmanic Hegemony

Imperialism: From the Colonial Age to the Present

Khalistan Struggle: A Non – Movement

Land and Work in Mediaeval Europe

Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays

Lenin Rediscovered : What is to be Done? In Context

MAHAD: The Making of the First Dalit Revolt

Making History: Agency, Structure, and Change in Social Theory

Man’s Worldly Goods: The Story of the Wealth of Nations

Marx’s Theory of Alienation

Marx’s Concept of the Alternative to Capitalism

MARTYR AS BRIDEGROOM: A Folk Representation of Bhagat Singh

Marx’s Capital: A Student Edition

Marxism and Philosophy

Maturity and Stagnation in American Capitalism

Miners Against Fascsim: Wales and the Spanish Civil War

Nationalism and Socialism :Marxist and Labour Theories of Nationalism to 1917

Not Our War: Writings Against The First World War

On Changing the World

On Colonialism

Philosophy and Revolution

Philosophy, Ideology and Social Science

Criticism of Heaven: On Marxism and Theology

Criticism of Religion: On Marxism and Theology, II

Debating the Ancient and Present

Democracy Against Capitalism

Dialectical Materialism: An Introduction

Discourse on Colonialism

Dialectical Logic; Essays on its History and Theory

Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844

EMPIRE

Essays in Experimental Logic

Exploring Marx’s Capital: Philosophical, Economic and Political Dimensions

Fanshen: A Documentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village

Feudal Society (in 2 Vols.)

FORMATIVE YEARS OF COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL AND THE METAMORPHOSIS of BOLSHEVISM

Fundamentals of Historical Materialism

Further Selections from the Prison Notebooks

Histories of Labour; National and International Perspectives

History and Class Consciousness: Studies in Marxist Dialectics

History of Tipu Sultan

HOW REVOLUTIONARY WERE THE BOURGEOIS REVOLUTIONS?

HOW THE WORLD WORKS

Humanity and Society : A World History

Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism

Reason in Revolt: Marxist Philosophy and Modern Science

Religion and the Rise of Capitalism

Rosa Luxemburg, Women’s Liberation and Marx’s Philosophy of Revolution

Science and Philosophy in Ancient India

Science and the Retreat From Reason

Social Evolution

SOCIETY AND KNOWLEDGE