The Two Revolutions: Gramsci and the Dilemmas of Western Marxism

by Carl Boggs

A political and theoretical assessment of the life and work of Antonio Gramsci, the revolutionary socialist who opened the areas of culture and ethics to political struggle, and who promoted a daring new conception of the relations between politics, economics, ideology and society.

Genres: Theory

320 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1985

About the author

Carl Boggs is Professor of Social Sciences at National University in Los Angeles. He is the author of Gramsci's Marxism; The Politics of Eurocommunism (with David Plotke); The Impasse of European Communism; The Two Revolutions: Gramsci and the Crisis of Western Marxism; and Social Movements and Political Power.

Reviews

[Carlo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, detailed discussion of the young Gramsci's council communism. Good, but all too brief discussion of Gramsci's relation to Machiavelli in the 'Prison Notebooks'. Concludes with a discussion about G's conflicted legacy--council communism vs. democratic Leninism.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very useful introductioni for contextualizing Gramsci within his historical context and drawing out the major themes of his work. However, by the end I found it somewhat repetitive.