Marxism and Social Science

by Andrew Gamble (Editor), David Marsh (Editor)

Crises are not new to Marxism, but many believe that the current crisis is terminal. For much of the twentieth century, a critical engagement with Marx and Marxism has been an essential part of social science, with even anti-Marxists reliant on Marxist thought for the formulation of their ideas. Yet for many engaging for the first time with social science in a post-cold war world, Marxist ideas, concerns, and methods seem to belong to a past era.

381 pages, Hardcover

First published May 17, 1999

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Reviews

[J. Szlendak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of particular impact, Gambles chapter on Marxism and The New Right offered a scorching review of the Austrian school of thought’s attack on Marxism. As very well encapsulated by Gamble, Marxism can no more be squeezed into a single definition than the New Right can be, and as a social science method of analysis and critique, Marxism has and will continue to have a lot to offer as capitalism continues to evolve.