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The Concept of Class: An Historical Introduction

The Concept of Class: An Historical Introduction

Calvert, Peter

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Revivals

General Political SciencePoverty & Social Work

ISBN10: 1032989106
ISBN13: 9781032989105
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Apr 1 2025
Pages: 252
Language: English

Originally published in 1982, The Concept of Class provides a concise and stimulating guide to the historical development of the concept of 'class' and the different ways in which it has been applied in social and political theory. The author begins by determining where and how the word acquired its political sense, and after a short re-examination of its classical background, moves on to consider Marx's reformulation of the concept and his proposals for making it a fundamental term in the study of society. He traces the different strands of Marxist and non-Marxist use of the term right up to the twentieth century, considers the confusion of ideas that had resulted at the time, and analyses the utility of 'class' in assessing the nature of contemporary socialist states and post-industrial capitalist societies.

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