{"product_id":"marxism-and-history-a-critical-introduct-9780719056123","title":"Marxism and History A Critical Introduct","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exploration of Marx's claims about social structure and historical change, which discusses their use and validity. The author argues that Marxism proves most useful when it is seen as a source of questions, concepts and hypotheses rather than as a philosophy of historical development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eMarx's ambiguous legacy\u003cbr\u003eForces and relations of production\u003cbr\u003eMarx's productive force determinism\u003cbr\u003eProductive force determinism as Marxist orthodoxy.\u003cbr\u003eThe origins of productive force determinism.\u003cbr\u003eProductive force determinism: A critique and an alternative.\u003cbr\u003eProductive force determinism and functional explanation.\u003cbr\u003eProductive force determinism: A critique.\u003cbr\u003eProductive force determinism: An alternative.\u003cbr\u003eBase and superstructure: Definition and determination.\u003cbr\u003eModes of production: Variant forms of the 'base'.\u003cbr\u003eThe political superstructure.\u003cbr\u003eThe idealist superstructure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037289021783,"sku":"9780719056123","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719056123.jpg?v=1750935177","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/marxism-and-history-a-critical-introduct-9780719056123","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}