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Social and Economic Studiet, Volume 84, No. 8,1986
Joseph A. Woolcock
INTRODUCTION
For nearly two decades, an unprecedented development
of interest in the theoretical contributions of Antonio
Gramsci and the influence of his thoughts on Marxist enquiry
have become quite intriguing for Marxist scholars. Beginning
with the intervention of Norberto Bobbio1 at the Cagliari
Conference on Marxist Studies in 1967, a new approach to
the understanding of Gramsci's contribution to Marxist
theory has emerged. This has thrown much light on the
interpretations of Gramsci's political thought and have
contributed significantly to the development of Marxist
enquiry.
This paper explores the major concepts of Gramsci's
political thought, the contribution of this theory to Marx's
historical materialism and the methodology underlying the
theory itself. But, before these concepts are explored, it is
useful to situate Gramsci in the historical context that shaped
and informed his theoretical contributions.
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FOOTNOTES
^On this, see Norberto Bobbio, "Gramsci and the Conception of Civil
Society", in Gramsci and Marxist Theory, C. Mouffe, (ed.).
^Marx and Engels, cited in Bobbio, "Gramsci and the Conception of Civil
Society", pp. 29-30.
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Gramsci, cited in Bobbio, "Gramsci and the Conception of Civil Society ,
p. 30.
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REFERENCES
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