Social Theory and the Crisis of Marxism keyword-1973-arab-israeli-war The philosophical and political development

The philosophical and political development that converted Georg Lukács from a distinguished representative of Central European aesthetic vitalism into a major Marxist theorist and Communist militant has long remained an enigma

particularly in areas less well mapped in standard historical studies such as nationalist ideology and gender roles

Owen Hatherley sets out to explore the wreckage—the buildings that epitomized an age of greed and aspiration

to explore its forgotten tunnels and scale unfinished skyscrapers high above the metropolis

Social Theory and the Crisis of Marxism keyword-1973-arab-israeli-war The philosophical and political developmentIt is frequently asserted that Marxism as an intellectual tradition is in a state of crisis. The many defeats and disappointments suffered by socialist movements in the West, and the absence of a working model of a fully achieved socialist society, have prompted much self questioning. In recent times, various strands of 'post Marxist' thought have developed which surrender the ideological initiative to the radical right. This philosophical