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Gramsci in context
The book summarises Gramsci's life and thought, and offers a "Gramsci glossary", critically presenting concepts and terms from Gramsci now widely used or misused in political discourse. It includes a presentation by Peter Thomas of the main ideas from his big study, The Gramscian Moment, an extended interview with him about that study, and a critical survey of it. It disputes the "post-Marxist" readings of Gramsci, and discusses the relation between Gramsci's ideas and Trotsky.
157 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 24, 2018
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October 20, 2025
Gramsci in Context by Martin Thomas is an incisive and intellectually rigorous exploration of one of the 20th century’s most enduring political theorists. Far from being a detached academic summary, Thomas’s work restores Gramsci’s thought to its revolutionary urgency, cutting through decades of misinterpretation and theoretical distortion.
This book does more than summarize Gramsci’s life and ideas it reclaims them. From the contested terrain of cultural hegemony to the strategic nuances of revolutionary leadership, Thomas situates Gramsci within both his historical moment and our own, showing how his insights remain startlingly relevant in an age of ideological confusion.
The inclusion of Peter Thomas’s presentation of The Gramscian Moment and the extended interview enrich the volume further a rare intellectual dialogue between two major interpreters of Marxist thought. The “Gramsci glossary” is an invaluable tool for readers navigating the dense, often co-opted terminology surrounding Gramscian analysis today.
Gramsci in Context is both a scholarly contribution and a political intervention, challenging the “post-Marxist” readings that have depoliticized Gramsci’s radical edge. For serious readers of political philosophy, it offers not only clarity but confrontation.
Meticulous, thought-provoking, and fiercely relevant, Martin Thomas’s work reminds us that Gramsci’s prison notebooks were not relics they were blueprints.
This book does more than summarize Gramsci’s life and ideas it reclaims them. From the contested terrain of cultural hegemony to the strategic nuances of revolutionary leadership, Thomas situates Gramsci within both his historical moment and our own, showing how his insights remain startlingly relevant in an age of ideological confusion.
The inclusion of Peter Thomas’s presentation of The Gramscian Moment and the extended interview enrich the volume further a rare intellectual dialogue between two major interpreters of Marxist thought. The “Gramsci glossary” is an invaluable tool for readers navigating the dense, often co-opted terminology surrounding Gramscian analysis today.
Gramsci in Context is both a scholarly contribution and a political intervention, challenging the “post-Marxist” readings that have depoliticized Gramsci’s radical edge. For serious readers of political philosophy, it offers not only clarity but confrontation.
Meticulous, thought-provoking, and fiercely relevant, Martin Thomas’s work reminds us that Gramsci’s prison notebooks were not relics they were blueprints.
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