Sinossi
An influential sociologist revives materialist explanations of class, while accommodating the best of rival cultural theory.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, analysis of class and other basic structures of capitalism was sidelined by theorists who argued that social and economic life is reducible to culture—that our choices reflect interpretations of the world around us rather than the limitations imposed by basic material facts. Today, capitalism is back on the agenda, as gross inequalities in wealth and power have pushed scholars to reopen materialist lines of inquiry. But it would be a mistake to pretend that the cultural turn never happened. Vivek Chibber instead engages cultural theory seriously, proposing a fusion of materialism and the most useful insights of its rival.
Chibber shows that it is possible to accommodate the main arguments from the cultural turn within a robust materialist framework: one can agree that the making of meaning plays an important role in social agency, while still recognizing the fundamental power of class structure and class formation. Chibber vindicates classical materialism by demonstrating that it in fact accounts for phenomena cultural theorists thought it was powerless to explain. But he also shows that aspects of class are indeed centrally affected by cultural factors.
The Class Matrix does not seek to displace culture from the analysis of modern capitalism. Rather, in prose of exemplary clarity, Chibber gives culture its due alongside what Marx called “the dull compulsion of economic relations.”
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo
Risultati della ricerca per The Class Matrix: Social Theory After the Cultural...
Immagini fornite dal venditore
The Class Matrix: Social Theory after the Cultural Turn
Editore:
Harvard University Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 067424513X
ISBN 13: 9780674245136
Antico o usato
Rilegato
Da: Henniker Book Farm and Gifts, Henniker, NH, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. Second Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+ Condition. Dust jacket in protective Brodart Cover. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscription. Second printing. ; Height: 8.25 Inches, Length: 5.75 Inches, Weight: 0.85 Pounds, Width: 1 Inc; 224 pages. Codice articolo 72350
Compra usato
EUR 17,74
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 4,74
In U.S.A.
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Immagini fornite dal venditore
Class Matrix : Social Theory After the Cultural Turn
Da: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: New. Codice articolo 42807239-n
Compra nuovo
EUR 30,32
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 2,27
In U.S.A.
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Immagini fornite dal venditore
The Class Matrix (Hardcover)
Editore:
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, 2022
ISBN 10: 067424513X
ISBN 13: 9780674245136
Nuovo
Rilegato
Da: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. An influential sociologist revives materialist explanations of class, while accommodating the best of rival cultural theory.Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, analysis of class and other basic structures of capitalism was sidelined by theorists who argued that social and economic life is reducible to culture-that our choices reflect interpretations of the world around us rather than the limitations imposed by basic material facts. Today, capitalism is back on the agenda, as gross inequalities in wealth and power have pushed scholars to reopen materialist lines of inquiry. But it would be a mistake to pretend that the cultural turn never happened. Vivek Chibber instead engages cultural theory seriously, proposing a fusion of materialism and the most useful insights of its rival.Chibber shows that it is possible to accommodate the main arguments from the cultural turn within a robust materialist framework: one can agree that the making of meaning plays an important role in social agency, while still recognizing the fundamental power of class structure and class formation. Chibber vindicates classical materialism by demonstrating that it in fact accounts for phenomena cultural theorists thought it was powerless to explain. But he also shows that aspects of class are indeed centrally affected by cultural factors.The Class Matrix does not seek to displace culture from the analysis of modern capitalism. Rather, in prose of exemplary clarity, Chibber gives culture its due alongside what Marx called "the dull compulsion of economic relations." Does class determine economic options, or is class in our headsa matter of interpreting symbols and meanings? Cultural theorists have made the second claim, sidelining materialism. Now, amid deepening inequality, Vivek Chibber defends materialist analysis of class power, while arguing that we still have something to learn from cultural frameworks. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780674245136
Compra nuovo
EUR 32,66
Spese di spedizione:
GRATIS
In U.S.A.
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
The Class Matrix
Da: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Codice articolo WH-9780674245136
Compra nuovo
EUR 32,71
Spese di spedizione:
GRATIS
In U.S.A.
Quantità: 15 disponibili
Immagini fornite dal venditore
The Class Matrix: Social Theory after the Cultural Turn
Da: Solr Books, Lincolnwood, IL, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: new. Codice articolo BCV.067424513X.N
Compra nuovo
EUR 27,14
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 6,87
In U.S.A.
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
The Class Matrix
Da: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Regno Unito
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Codice articolo WH-9780674245136
Compra nuovo
EUR 29,74
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 4,71
Da: Regno Unito a: U.S.A.
Quantità: 15 disponibili
Immagini fornite dal venditore
The Class Matrix
Editore:
Harvard University Press, US, 2022
ISBN 10: 067424513X
ISBN 13: 9780674245136
Nuovo
Rilegato
Da: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, Regno Unito
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Hardback. Condizione: New. An influential sociologist revives materialist explanations of class, while accommodating the best of rival cultural theory.Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, analysis of class and other basic structures of capitalism was sidelined by theorists who argued that social and economic life is reducible to culture-that our choices reflect interpretations of the world around us rather than the limitations imposed by basic material facts. Today, capitalism is back on the agenda, as gross inequalities in wealth and power have pushed scholars to reopen materialist lines of inquiry. But it would be a mistake to pretend that the cultural turn never happened. Vivek Chibber instead engages cultural theory seriously, proposing a fusion of materialism and the most useful insights of its rival.Chibber shows that it is possible to accommodate the main arguments from the cultural turn within a robust materialist framework: one can agree that the making of meaning plays an important role in social agency, while still recognizing the fundamental power of class structure and class formation. Chibber vindicates classical materialism by demonstrating that it in fact accounts for phenomena cultural theorists thought it was powerless to explain. But he also shows that aspects of class are indeed centrally affected by cultural factors.The Class Matrix does not seek to displace culture from the analysis of modern capitalism. Rather, in prose of exemplary clarity, Chibber gives culture its due alongside what Marx called "the dull compulsion of economic relations.". Codice articolo LU-9780674245136
Compra nuovo
EUR 36,84
Spese di spedizione:
GRATIS
Da: Regno Unito a: U.S.A.
Quantità: 19 disponibili
Immagini fornite dal venditore
Class Matrix : Social Theory After the Cultural Turn
Editore:
Harvard University Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 067424513X
ISBN 13: 9780674245136
Antico o usato
Rilegato
Da: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Codice articolo 42807239
Compra usato
EUR 34,97
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 2,27
In U.S.A.
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Immagini fornite dal venditore
Class Matrix : Social Theory After the Cultural Turn
Da: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, Regno Unito
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: New. Codice articolo 42807239-n
Compra nuovo
EUR 32,56
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 16,99
Da: Regno Unito a: U.S.A.
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
The Class Matrix: Social Theory after the Cultural Turn
Da: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, Regno Unito
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: New. In. Codice articolo ria9780674245136_new
Compra nuovo
EUR 36,06
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 13,57
Da: Regno Unito a: U.S.A.
Quantità: 2 disponibili