{"product_id":"9780745605036","title":"The Politics of Truth From Marx to Foucault","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Politics of Truth\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Marx to Foucault\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichele Barrett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMichele Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading writer in the field of sociology and has written many successful works including \u003ci\u003eWomen's Oppression Today, The Politics of Diversity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIdeology: A Cultural Production.\u003c\/i\u003e She is Professor of Modern Literary and Cultural Theory at Queen Mary \u0026amp; Westfield College, London.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 April 1992\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745605036\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45985764049036,"sku":"9780745605036","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745605036_3193f274-4b3a-46c1-9325-9838d9670106.jpg?v=1780112693","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745605036","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}