Previous edition published: New York: Monthly Review Press, A1999.
A sweeping and nuanced materialist history of Western political thought
In this era of 'globalization', we hear a great deal about a 'new imperialism', the hegemony of global capital and its chief enforcer, the US. Today, with the US promising an... Læs mere
A survey of influential trends in contemporary Marxist theory which examines the relationship between class, politics and ideology. The introduction discusses the relevance of the text in a post-Soviet world and argues for a re-examination of class politics.
From Machiavelli to Rousseau, reading theorists as responding to the conflicts of their time.
Putting the peasant-citizen at the heart of ancient Athenian society
Ellen Meiksins Wood's innovative social historyA" explores the ideas of canonical thinkers, from Socrates to Aquinas, as deeply engaged responses to the social conditions and conflicts of their time and place.
A magnificent recasting of historical materialism which highlights capitalism's intrinsically antagonistic relationship to democracy
Covering Wood's scholarship in various fields, this reader serves as an introduction to one of the most important contemporary Marxists.