Class And Class Structure
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image, pencil underlining throughout, spine cracked
A foundational work in Marxist sociology and political theory, Class and Class Structure presents a rigorous and incisive examination of how class operates as both an economic reality and a social force in capitalist societies. Alan Hunt argues that class is not merely a descriptive category but a dynamic set of relationships that shape power, ideology, and everyday life, drawing on and critically engaging with classical Marxist frameworks. The text details the structural mechanisms through which class divisions are reproduced, challenging reductive or economistic interpretations while insisting on the centrality of class to any serious analysis of social inequality. Written with academic precision yet animated by a clear political urgency, it remains an important contribution to debates within socialist and critical theory circles. Scholars and students of sociology, political economy, and cultural studies will find it an essential reference for understanding the contested terrain of class analysis.
Author: Alan Hunt
Format: Paperback
Published: 1977, Lawrence and Wishart
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image, pencil underlining throughout, spine cracked
A foundational work in Marxist sociology and political theory, Class and Class Structure presents a rigorous and incisive examination of how class operates as both an economic reality and a social force in capitalist societies. Alan Hunt argues that class is not merely a descriptive category but a dynamic set of relationships that shape power, ideology, and everyday life, drawing on and critically engaging with classical Marxist frameworks. The text details the structural mechanisms through which class divisions are reproduced, challenging reductive or economistic interpretations while insisting on the centrality of class to any serious analysis of social inequality. Written with academic precision yet animated by a clear political urgency, it remains an important contribution to debates within socialist and critical theory circles. Scholars and students of sociology, political economy, and cultural studies will find it an essential reference for understanding the contested terrain of class analysis.