Gramsci's Political Thought - (Historical Materialism) by Carlos Nelson Coutinho (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>One of the most succinct and theoretically focused introductions to the thought of Antonio Gramsci available internationally.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Focusing on the central concepts of the Prison Notebooks and relating them to the history of modern political ideas, Gramsci's Political Thought demonstrates that Gramsci's ideas continue to be relevant for understanding today's world. Written by a leading Brazilian Marxist theorist, this book provides one of the most succinct and theoretically focused introductions to Gramsci's thought available in any language.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[This publication] provides a wonderful opportunity to draw some attention to the debates on Gramsci in Latin America [...]. and is an essential window through which to view debates in and beyond Brazil.<br>--Adam David Morton, <em>For the Desk Drawer </em> <p/>"<em>Gramsci's Political Thought</em> ... offers a unique vantage point into South American Gramscian studies not previously afforded to the Anglophone scholar ... one of [its] strengths is its decisive and clear account of Gramsci's own interpretation of Leninism as a living and vibrant practice, making no allowances for theoretical laziness and dogmatism. Coutinho endeavours to present Gramsci (in the pre-carceral era as well as that of the Notebooks) as an ever-vigilant challenger to dogmatic approaches to Marxism. "<br>--Chris Walsh, <em>International Socialist Group</em><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Carlos Nelson Coutinho is Professor Emeritus of Political Theory at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. He is the author of several books on political theory, such as: <i>Marxismo e política</i> (São Paulo, Cortez, 2008; Santiago de Chile, Lom Ediciones, 2011) and <i>De Rousseau a Gramsci </i> (São Paulo, Boitempo, 2011). Professor Coutinho is editor of the Brazilian version of <i>The Complete Works of Antonio Gramsci</i> (Obras de Antonio Gramsci), published in ten volumes (1999-2004)
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