Using a diachronic method of investigation, this work uncovers the origins and development of Gramsci's core concepts. The first section analyses the relation between structure and superstructure and the concepts of hegemony and the regulated society. The second investigates alternative conceptual pairings to structuresuperstructure, encompassing questions of political and cultural organisation, and Gramsci's relation to Marx, Engels, and Lenin.

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About the Author
Giuseppe Cospito, Ph.D. (1999), University of Turin, is Assistant Professor of History of Philosophy at the University of Pavia. He has published monographs and a number of articles on Niccolo Machiavelli, Giambattista Vico, Carlo Cattaneo and Antonio Gramsci.


Book Information
ISBN 9781608468263
Author Giuseppe Cospito
Format Paperback
Page Count 260
Imprint Haymarket Books
Publisher Haymarket Books