In this important contribution to political theory, Massimo Modonesi develops the thesis that a Marxist theory of political action can be developed from the notion of antagonism, defined as a distinctive feature of struggle and of the political experience of insubordination. The author argues this central idea with close reference to the concept of class struggle. He advances a theoretical proposal based on the triad subalternity-antagonism-autonomy, as well as the uneven and combined character of the processes of political subjectification. At the center of this triad, the concept of antagonism stands out as a logical principle and the core of a Marxist theory of political action. At the same time, subalternism reappears frequently, as the counter-pole of antagonistic activation and autonomous practices, and as the root of what Antonio Gramsci calls 'passive revolutions'.
| ISBN: | 9781642590616 |
| Publication date: | 24th December 2019 |
| Author: | Massimo Modonesi |
| Publisher: | Haymarket Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 190 pages |
| Series: | Historical Materialism |
| Genres: |
Political science and theory Social classes Political ideologies and movements |
In this important contribution to political theory, Massimo Modonesi develops the thesis that a Marxist theory of political action can be developed from the notion of antagonism, defined as a distinctive feature of struggle and of the political experience of insubordination. The author argues this central idea with close reference to the concept of class struggle. He advances a theoretical proposal based on the triad subalternity-antagonism-autonomy, as well as the uneven and combined character of the processes of political subjectification. At the center of this triad, the concept of antagonism stands out as a logical principle and the core of a Marxist theory of political action. At the same time, subalternism reappears frequently, as the counter-pole of antagonistic activation and autonomous practices, and as the root of what Antonio Gramsci calls 'passive revolutions'.
The Antagonistic Principle features in the following genres: Political science and theory, Social classes, Political ideologies and movements
The Antagonistic Principle is available in Paperback
The Antagonistic Principle was written by Massimo Modonesi and published by Haymarket Books
The Antagonistic Principle has 190 pages
Yes it is part of Historical Materialism series
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