Blackledge, Paul.

Reflections on the Marxist theory of history /Paul Blackledge. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2006. - 1 online resource (xi, 218 pages). - Issues in Historiography .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Marxism and history -- Marx, Engels and historical materialism -- Historical materialism: from the second to the third international -- Modes of production and social transitions -- Structure, agency and the struggle for freedom -- The present as history: Marxism and post-modernity.

This volume offers a defence of the study of history against traditional empiricism and the relativism of postmodern historiography. It discusses the relationship between Marx and Engels' theory of history, their methodology and their politics.




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