Antonio Gramsci

by Steven Jones

For readers encountering Gramsci for the first time, Steve Jones covers key elements of his thought through detailed discussion and studies the historical context of the theorist's thought, offers examples of putting Gramsci's ideas into practice in the analysis of contemporary culture and evaluates responses to his work.

Including British, European and American examples, key topics covered here

* culture
* hegemony
* intellectuals
* crisis
* Americanization.

Gramsci's work invites people to think beyond simplistic oppositions by recasting ideological domination as the ability of a ruling power's values to live in the minds and lives of its subalterns as a spontaneous expression of their own interests

Is power simply a matter of domination and resistance? Can a ruling power be vulnerable? Can subordinates find their resitance neutralized? and What is the role of culture in this? These questions, and many more are tackled here in this invaluable introduction to Gramsci.

167 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 24, 2007

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[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

An okay introductory work to Gramsci exploring passive/popular revolution, hegemony, the nature of intellectuals, crisis, and Fordism; Jones relies largely on the work of Stuart Hall. Good as can be expected from a non-Marxist, anti-Leninist text clearly meant for students to apply Gramscian analysis without Marxist political implications. Interesting analysis and critique of Post-Marxism in the conclusion, emphasizing Laclau/Mouffe's use of Gramsci in a way largely incongruent with his thought.