Essays in Critical Social Theory: Toward a Marxist Critique of Liberal Ideology. Published Under the Auspices of San Francisco State University

By Richard Lichtman

In this collection of essays, Richard Lichtman critically analyzes and applies Marx's theory of ideology to a range of philosophical, social, political and cultural issues. Tracing the changes in Marx's theory from an early camera obscura view to a later constituitive position, Lichtman shows how the mature theory can be used to understand the function of liberal political theory, equal protection and reverse discrimination, social theory, and finally, in a concluding essay, the nature of contemporary welfare capitalism and a socialist alternative.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820415219
• ISBN13: 9780820415215
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.