Questions of class, power and distribution have reemerged as
central concerns in the public discourse. When we talk about class,
we don't always know what is meant. Is class about income or affect
or the ownership of the means of production? Perhaps it is about
authority or autonomy? But what happens when, as is often the case
in complex advanced economies, people can occupy social and
economic roles that seem to indicate membership in more than one
class? And what does this mean for the supposed relationship
between class and potential political capacity and affinity? In
Classes, Erik Olin Wright, the greatest American Marxist
sociologists, rises to the twofold challenge of both clarifying the
abstract, structural account of class implicit in Marx, and of
applying and refining the account in the light of contemporary
developments in advanced capitalist societies. What Wright calls
"contradictory class locations" can make the class landscape appear
much more complex than the simple model presented in Marx. Despite
this complexity, common interests and therefore political alliances
can still be found. In a society, like the US, characterized by
extreme inequality, Classes provides not just a useful descriptive
account of the operation of class but also the tools to understand
the interplay of class interests and political (re)alignment.
General
Imprint: |
Verso Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2023 |
Authors: |
Erik Olin Wright
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Dimensions: |
210 x 140mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80429-048-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-80429-048-3 |
Barcode: |
9781804290484 |
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