<< Plekhanov's work (_Fundamental Problems of Marxism_, _Materialist Conception of
History_, etc.) is often considered a classic example of economic determinism in
the Marxist tradition. There are other related notions, e.g., technological
determinism, mechanistic materialism, etc. Then there is "last instance"
determinism (Hindess and Hirst?); and then overdetermination (Resnick and
Wolff). Mat >>
Obviously the best modern version of Plekhanov is G.A. Cohen, Karl Marx's Theory of History. This created a good deal of criticism, including Richard Miller's ib Analyzing Marx and Wright, Levine, and Sober, Reconstructing Marx. --jks