{"product_id":"9780745605036-politics-of-truth","title":"The Politics of Truth","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Marx to Foucault\u003cbr\u003eThe concept of ideology - traditionally one of Marxism's most persuasive ideas - has recently been subjected to devastating criticism. Michele Barrett shows that Marx's own writings offer a confusing array of possible approaches to 'ideology', which the classical Marxist tradition consolidated as 'mystification that serves class interests'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Politics of Truth: From Marx to Foucault\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe concept of ideology - traditionally one of Marxism's most persuasive ideas - has recently been subjected to devastating criticism. Michele Barrett shows that Marx's own writings offer a confusing array of possible approaches to 'ideology', which the classical Marxist tradition consolidated as 'mystification that serves class interests'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarrett locates Gramsci and Althusser as key figures in the breakdown of the classical Marxist conception - Gramsci's work presaging the separation of class, politics and ideology found in Laclau and Mouffe, and Althusser's failing to deliver an adequate approach to subjectivity. Foucault - replacing Marxism's 'economics of untruth' with his own 'politics of truth' - is examined as an exemplar of post-structuralist critiques of ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40953119015009,"sku":"9780745605036","price":19.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26885122.jpg?v=1721328051","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780745605036-politics-of-truth","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}