Recent Marxian theory
Subtitle: class formation and social conflict in contemporary capitalism
By: by John F. Sitton.
Series: SUNY series in political theory.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: Social classes.; Social conflict.; Proletariat.; Capitalism.
Description: This books brings together some of the more prominent recent analyses within the Marxian tradition that bear on the topics of class formation and social conflict in contemporary capitalism. After examining debates over historical agency, class structure, and electoral dynamics, it explores the provocative arguments of analytical Marxists, Claus Offe, Jurgen Habermas, and Immanuel Wallerstein.

In light of these discussions, the author concludes that even if the variety of forces contemporary capitalism structurally generates do not promote the formation of a revolutionary "proletariat," class relations continue to be important for analyzing the historical trajectory of, and challenges to, capitalism - although not in the way that Marx imagined.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-333) and index.