The Politics of Truth - by Michele Barrett (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book is about the dramatic eclipse of one of Marxism's major theoretical and political weapons - the theory of ideology. The fortunes of this concept, recently subjected to a barrage of criticism but particularly from post-structuralists, are seen as symptomatic of the difficulties now besetting the Marxist tradition.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>The concept of ideology - traditionally one of Marxism's most persuasive ideas - has recently been subjected to devastating criticism. Michele Barrett shows that Marx's own writings offer a confusing array of possible approaches to 'ideology', which the classical Marxist tradition consolidated as 'mystification that serves class interests'. <P>Barrett locates Gramsci and Althusser as key figures in the breakdown of the classical Marxist conception - Gramsci's work presaging the separation of class, politics and ideology found in Laclau and Mouffe, and Althusser's failing to deliver an adequate approach to subjectivity. Foucault - replacing Marxism's 'economics of untruth' with his own 'politics of truth' - is examined as an exemplar of post-structuralist critiques of ideology.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Michele Barrett is a leading writer in the field of sociology and has written many successful works including "Women's Oppression Today, The Politics of Diversity " and " Ideology: A Cultural Production." She is Professor of Modern Literary and Cultural Theory at Queen Mary & Westfield College, London.
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