Sparseness of Marxist Theory

Yoshie Furuhashi furuhashi.1 at osu.edu
Tue Feb 18 15:42:22 PST 2003



>Well, in France and Italy which used to have strong Communist
>parties, these parties were supposed to help bridge the gap between
>the academics and the practical Marxists, which I suppose they did
>to some extent, although probably not as much as one might have
>liked (did the work of Althusser and his students have much impact
>on the praxis of the practical Marxists?).
>
>Jim F.

Marxists in France used to have a lock on the study of the French Revolution. History is the most important discipline for Marxists. Sparse and elegant theory should be supplemented with rich and detailed history.

Yoshie



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