An Introduction to Antonio Gramsci: His Life, Thought and Legacy

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This book examines the life, major ideas and lasting influence of the Italian militant and political thinker, Antonio Gramsci. Author of the famous Prison Notebooks over 2,000 pages of profound and influential reflections on history, culture, politics, philosophy and revolution and head of Italian Communist Party in the 1920s, Antonio Gramsci is one of the most important European political thinkers of the 20th century. An Introduction to Antonio Gramsci provides an accessible overview of Gramscis conceptions of culture, politics and philosophy and, crucially, analyses how Gramscis theories can be applied in the context of 21st-century global politics and to issues such as Brexit, Covid, the rise of populism and the Ukraine crisis. This edition includes: A brand new chapter that considers Gramscis relevance to contemporary politics and events Expanded and updated sections relating to political theory and political economy An exploration of the most recent Gramsci scholarship Additional sections on Gramsci and the New Right and Gramscian Gender Studies

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George Hoare is an independent researcher and co-host of the Bungacast podcast. His books include The End of the End of History: Politics in the Twenty-First Century (2021; with Alex Hochuli and Philip Cunliffe) and Taking Control: Sovereignty and Democracy after Brexit (2023; with Philip Cunliffe, Lee Jones, and Peter Ramsay). Nathan Sperber is a sociologist based in Paris and an associate of the European Center of Sociology and Political Science of the Sorbonne (CESSP), France.