The Dialectic of Position and Maneuver: Understanding Gramsci’s Military Metaphor (Studies in Critical Social Sciences, 94) - Hardcover

Egan, Daniel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004268731 ISBN 13: 9789004268739

Publisher: Brill, 2016

Synopsis

In The Dialectic of Position and Maneuver, Daniel Egan examines the role that the military metaphors of war of position and war of maneuver play in Antonio Gramsci’s social theory. The foundation for this analysis is the different ways in which Marxists have understood war and military strategy since the mid-nineteenth century. In doing so, Egan argues that the distinction between war of position and war of maneuver which is so central to Gramsci’s work as well as contemporary interpretations of his work must be understood in a more dialectical manner. This conclusion is important not only in terms of Gramsci’s social theory, but also for understanding the limits and possibilities of contemporary political strategies for the left worldwide.

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About the Author

Daniel Egan, Ph.D. in Sociology, Boston College, 1994, is Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. His major research and teaching areas are social theory, political sociology, and globalization. His current work focuses on the intersection between military doctrine and social theory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004268731
• ISBN 13: 9789004268739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152