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An Analysis of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks Lorenzo Fusaro

An Analysis of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks By Lorenzo Fusaro

An Analysis of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks by Lorenzo Fusaro


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An important Marxist work, Prison Notebooks (1948) argues that we must understand societies both in terms of their economic relationships and their cultural beliefs.

An Analysis of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks Summary

An Analysis of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks by Lorenzo Fusaro

Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks is a remarkable work, not only because it was written in jail as the Italian Marxist thinker fell victim to political oppression in his home country, but also because it shows his impressive analytical ability.

First published in 1948, 11 years after Gramsci's death, Prison Notebooks ably demonstrates that the writer has an innate ability to understand the relationship between different parts of an argument. This is how Gramsci manages to analyze such wide-ranging topics - capitalism, economics and culture - to explain historical developments. He introduces the idea of hegemony, the means by which ruling classes in a society gain, keep hold of and manage their power, and, by carefully looking at how society operates, he reveals the manner in which the powerful deploy a combination of force and manipulation to convince most people that the existing social arrangement is logical and in their best interests - even when it isn't.

Gramsci shows exactly how the ruling class maintains power by influencing both political institutions like the courts and the police, and civil institutions, such as churches, family and schools. His powerful analysis led him to the conclusion that change can only take place in two ways, either through revolution or through a slow but constant struggle to transform the belief system of the ruling classes.

About Lorenzo Fusaro

Lorenzo Fusaro did his postgraduate research at King's College London and is currently a member of the Department of Economics at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco.

Dr Jason Xidias has held positions at King's College London and the University of California, Berkeley.

Table of Contents

Ways in to the Text Who was Gramsci? What does Prison Notebooks Say? Why does Prison Notebooks Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

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GOR009711303
9781912127429
1912127423
An Analysis of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks by Lorenzo Fusaro
Used - Very Good
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Macat International Limited
20170715
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