Marxism and social movements / edited by Colin Barker ... [et al.].

• Superior document: Historical materialism book series, v. 46
• TeilnehmendeR: Barker, Colin, 1939-
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Historical materialism book series ; 46.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (481 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Marxism and Social Movements is the first sustained engagement between social movement theory and Marxist approaches to collective action. The chapters collected here, by leading figures in both fields, discuss the potential for a Marxist theory of social movements; explore the developmental processes and political tensions within movements; set the question in a long historical perspective; and analyse contemporary movements against neo-liberalism and austerity. Exploring struggles on six continents over 150 years, this collection shows the power of Marxist analysis in relation not only to class politics, labour movements and revolutions but also anti-colonial and anti-racist struggles, community activism and environmental justice, indigenous struggles and anti-austerity protest. It sets a new agenda both for Marxist theory and for movement research. Contributors include: Paul Blackledge, Marc Blecher, Patrick Bond,Chik Collins, Ralph Darlington, Neil Davidson, Ashwin Desai, Jeff Goodwin, Chris Hesketh, Gabriel Hetland, Elizabeth Humphrys, Christian Høgsbjerg, David McNally, Trevor Ngwane, Heike Schaumberg and Hira Singh.

Table of Contents

pt. 1. Theoretical frameworks -- pt. 2. How social movements work -- pt. 3. Seeing the bigger picture.