This critically aclaimed book, now in its second edition is firmly established as an essential guide to this recent historiographical debate.
Adopted as a set book by the Open University.
An indispensable guide to Marxist historiography for undergradu. . . .
Introduction
Marx's ambiguous legacy
Forces and relations of production
Marx's productive force determinism
Productive force determinism as Marxist orthodoxy.
The origins of productive force determinism.
Productive force determinism: A critique and an alternative.
Productive force determinism and functional explanation.
Productive force determinism: A critique.
Productive force determinism: An alternative.
Base and superstructure: Definition and determination.
Modes of production: Variant forms of the 'base'.
The political superstructure.
The idealist superstructure.