Historical materialism : revisiting the fundamental concepts / Tony Andréani ; translated by Sarah Erden.
| Author/creator | Andréani, Tony author. |
| Other author | Erden, Sarah, translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xxi, 311 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Matérialisme historique. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/d91bdc0d-e8d1-401d-6be2-d56a5cc55a73 |
| Series | Marx and Marxisms : new horizons Marx and Marxisms (Routledge (Firm)) |
| Contents | Concrete labour and "abstract" labour -- The labour process I. The productive force of labour -- The labour process II. The relation between workers and the means of labour -- The labour process III. Cooperation -- The labour process IV. Productive labour and unproductive labour -- The process of "value" production and distribution -- The processes of socio-economic reproduction -- The socio-economic superstructure -- Effects of the mode of production on the natural environment -- Free time and the consumption process -- The political-ideological superstructure -- Classless modes of production -- Class-based modes of production -- Social classes -- The psycho-social origins of inequalities -- The course of history: A sketch -- Global "systems" -- Negative and positive dialectics in history -- The prospect of socialism. |
| Abstract | "First published in French, this book by Tony Andréani, a prolific French Marxist scholar, summarises decades of research on Karl Marx's theory of historical materialism. Written to further debate among scholars and beyond, Andréani develops the fundamental concepts of the Marxist theory of history as they apply to any society, particularly the so-called "economic" concepts, in their opposition to neo-classical theory and to reductive readings common among Marxist authors. He later discusses the theory of modes of production to then sketch an analysis of the course of history, which is the subject of much debate among Marxist historians. In the latter parts of the book, the reader will learn more about the origin of inequalities, historical dialectics, and the perspectives of socialism. The publication of Matérialisme Historique: Les concepts fondamentaux revisités (Paris: l'Harmattan, 2022) in an English translation with updates will be welcomed by scholars familiar with the French edition and eager to have Tony Andréani's original vision on the basic concepts of historical materialism made available to Anglophone audiences"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Original title: Matérialisme historique: les concepts fondamentaux revisités. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Andréani, Tony Historical materialism New York, NY : Routledge, 2026 9781003542346 |
| LCCN | 2025033766 |
| ISBN | 9781032893464 |
| ISBN | 9781032893532 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1032893532 hardcover |
| ISBN | 103289346X paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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