{"product_id":"politics-of-truth-from-marx-to-foucault-9780745605036","title":"Politics of Truth  From Marx to Foucault","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe concept of ideology - traditionally one of Marxism's most persuasive ideas - has recently been subjected to devastating criticism. Michele Barrett shows that Marx's own writings offer a confusing array of possible approaches to 'ideology', which the classical Marxist tradition consolidated as 'mystification that serves class interests'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In this timely book, Michele Barrett dissects the uses and abuses of the concept of ideology with exemplary lucidity and precision. By doing so, she opens the way to a vital reassessment of subjectivity and humanist values, a critical move in the development of a post-Marxist politics.' \u003ci\u003eJeffrey Weeks, Bristol Polytechnic\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Politics of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and at times impassioned read, and Barrett is to be commended for her remarkable lucidity in communicating some pretty obscure formulations and debates.' \u003ci\u003eSociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Barrett's book is indispensable for all those interested not only in the current problems surrounding Marxism, but also in ways of dealing with them.' \u003ci\u003eWomen in Philosophy Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An essential contribution to current debates in a field with central significance for the future of social theory.' \u003ci\u003eTheory, Culture and Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Classical Marxism and Theories of Ideology:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Marx: Inheriting Contradictions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Ideology: Critique or Description?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Problems of Science and Determinism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Collapse of the Marxist Model:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Ideology, Politics, Hegemony: From Gramsci to Laclau and Mouffe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Subjectivity, Humanism, Psychoanalysis: Beyond Althusser's Lacan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: The Politics of Truth:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. History, Discourse, 'Truth' and Power: Foucault's Critique of Ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Conclusion: Post-Marxism and the Concept of Ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404335685975,"sku":"9780745605036","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/politics-of-truth-from-marx-to-foucault-9780745605036","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}