Language English ISBN 978-0801827716 Page count 256 Subject Karl Marx | Pages 256 Published 1982 | |
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Marx's Theory of Ideology is a 1982 book about Karl Marx by political theorist Bhikhu Parekh. The work was inspired by Parekh's experience of racial discrimination in British society.
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Summary
Parekh provided an exposition of the Marxist theory of ideology, arguing that Marx has a reductionist account of politics and lacks the resources to provide a coherent political philosophy.
Scholarly reception
Marx's Theory of Ideology was reviewed by Nicholas Abercrombih in Sociology. Political theorist Terrell Carver, writing in an appendix to the 1995 edition of Karl Marx: His Life and Environment, called the book a classic exposition of the Marxist theory of ideology.
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