Blue Collar, Theoretically: A Post-Marxist Approach to Working Class Literature

By John F. Lavelle

Book Overview

Though Marxism is the dominant philosophical theory applied to class in academia, its real-life inconsistencies, particularly stereotyping, have troubling effects on working class studies. As a result of its hegemony, alternative discourses have been effectively shut out of the academic world. This critical work seeks to establish a new philosophy of class, drawing on disciplines as diverse as sociology, cognitive science, anthropology and psychology and applying a decidedly Weberian hermeneutical lens. Topics covered include a detailed exploration of Marxism, a review of working class literature, post-marxist theories of class and the future of the field.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786448857
• ISBN13: 9780786448852
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher