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This is one of the most original and important works of contemporary European thought. First published in France in 1975, it is the major theoretical work of one of the foremost thinkers in Europe.

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"Shot through with radiant insights." The New Statesman and Society

"An excellent introduction to the range, depth, and perceptiveness of his thinking. He has the distinctive ability to bring illumination where there is darkness and obscurity." Richard J. Bernstein, New School of Social Research



Table of Contents
Part I: Marxism and Revolutionary Theory. .

1. Marxism: A Provisional Assessment.

2. Theory and Revolutionary Project.

3. The Institution and the Imaginary: A First Approach.

Part II: The Social Imaginary and the Institution. .

4. The Social-Historical.

5. The Social-Historical Institution: Legein and Tukhein.

6. The Social-Historical Institution: Individuals and Things.

7. Social Imaginary Significations.

Notes.

Index.

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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is one of the most original and important works of contemporary European thought. First published in France in 1975, it is the major theoretical work of one of the foremost thinkers in Europe.

      Trade Review
      "Shot through with radiant insights." The New Statesman and Society

      "An excellent introduction to the range, depth, and perceptiveness of his thinking. He has the distinctive ability to bring illumination where there is darkness and obscurity." Richard J. Bernstein, New School of Social Research



      Table of Contents
      Part I: Marxism and Revolutionary Theory. .

      1. Marxism: A Provisional Assessment.

      2. Theory and Revolutionary Project.

      3. The Institution and the Imaginary: A First Approach.

      Part II: The Social Imaginary and the Institution. .

      4. The Social-Historical.

      5. The Social-Historical Institution: Legein and Tukhein.

      6. The Social-Historical Institution: Individuals and Things.

      7. Social Imaginary Significations.

      Notes.

      Index.

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