Louis Althusser and the Traditions of French Marxism

by William Lewis

Book Overview

In a careful exposition of French Marxism, William Lewis places Althusser and his thought alongside the pre- and post-war French communist intellectual climate: the result is an excellent and unique work. Part theoretical treatise on some of Althusser's more complicated and less explored ideas, part intellectual history, Louis Althusser and the Traditions of French Marxism is, in total, an important text for philosophy, French and francophone studies,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739113070
• ISBN13: 9780739113073
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 8.9"