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Towards a Class Struggle Anthropology

New Proposals: Journal of Marxism and Interdisciplinary Inquiry

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Title Towards a Class Struggle Anthropology
 
Creator Menzies, Charles R.
Marcus, A. Allen
 
Subject Anthropology; Marxism; Social Activism
marxist anthropology; political economy; class struggle
 
Description Dancing between review and argument this paper lays out a foundation for a class-struggle anthropology -that is, an anthropological practice that can be linked to the ultimate goal of achieving a classless society. To this end we will review those anthropologists who have gone before us, pulling out those works of theirs that we see as critical in (re)building a class-struggle anthropology. As part of this process we discuss the relationship between what has stood as Marxist anthropology in North America, the idea of socialism, the political development of the world working class during nine decades since the October Revolution, and the challenges of intellectual continuity in the face of differing generational experiences of Marxist anthropologists. Ultimately we argue that a progressive anthropology necessarily involves political activism in our work, communities, and schools.
 
Publisher New Proposals Publishing Society
 
Date 2007-05-15
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
research-article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/newproposals/article/view/48
 
Source New Proposals: Journal of Marxism and Interdisciplinary Inquiry; Vol 1, No 1 (2007); 14-39
1715-6718
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/newproposals/article/view/48/62
http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/newproposals/article/downloadSuppFile/48/5
 
Coverage North America
20th century and early 21st century