''History, Labour, and Freedom: Themes from Marx'' is a 1988 book by the philosopher
G. A. Cohen.
Reception
''History, Labour, and Freedom'' received a positive review from the political scientist
David McLellan in ''Political Studies''. The book was also reviewed by William H. Shaw in ''
Inquiry
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'', McLellan in ''
The Times Literary Supplement
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'', Daniel Little in ''
Political Theory
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'', and Andrew Levine in ''
The Journal of Philosophy
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McLellan credited Cohen with "lucidity and sharpness of argument", and with offering important reformulations of the theory of historical revisionism put forward in ''
Karl Marx's Theory of History'' (1978). He considered Cohen's "discussion of the strength of nonmaterial
cultural elements such as religion and nationalism" particularly interesting, and found Cohen's discussion of the questions of how capitalism should be overcome, what form socialist society should take, and "the practical implications of the changing nature of the working class" to be "stimulating and relevant".
See also
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Analytical Marxism
Analytical Marxism is an academic school of Marxist theory which emerged in the late 1970s, largely prompted by G. A. Cohen's '' Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence'' (1978). In this book, Cohen drew on the Anglo–American tradition of an ...
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Included in ''History, Labour, and Freedom'' (1988) pp.255-282
1988 non-fiction books
Books about Karl Marx
Books by G. A. Cohen
English-language non-fiction books
Marxist books
Oxford University Press books
Political philosophy literature
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