Karl Marx's Theory of History

Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence
	Cover of the first edition
Author	G. A. Cohen
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Marx's theory of history
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Publication date	1978
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
Pages	369
ISBN	978-0-691-07175-6

Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence is a 1978 book by the philosopher G. A. Cohen,^[1] the culmination of his attempts to reformulate Karl Marx's doctrines of alienation, exploitation, and historical materialism.^[2] Cohen, who interprets Marxism as a scientific theory of history,^[3] applies the techniques of analytic philosophy to the elucidation and defence of Marx's materialist conception of history.^[4]

The work for which Cohen is best known, Karl Marx's Theory of History helped to establish analytical Marxism and was awarded the Isaac Deutscher memorial prize.^[4]^[5] Cohen's interpretation of Marx runs counter to most forms of twentieth-century Marxism,^[6] and has been criticised as a form of technological determinism.^[3]^[6]^[7]

^ Cohen, Gerald Allan (1978). Karl Marx's theory of history : a defence. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-827196-3 – via Internet Archive.
^ Kymlicka, Will (1995). Honderich, Ted (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 139. ISBN 0-19-866132-0.
^ ^a ^b Singer, Peter (2000). Marx: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 105. ISBN 0-19-285405-4.
^ ^a ^b Commentary, James Farmelant History Colombia (August 8, 2009). "MR Online | G. A. Cohen, 1941-2009".
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[1] Cohen, Gerald Allan (1978). Karl Marx's theory of history : a defence. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-827196-3 – via Internet Archive.

[Kymlickaarticle-2] Kymlicka, Will (1995). Honderich, Ted (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 139. ISBN 0-19-866132-0.

[Singer-3] Singer, Peter (2000). Marx: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 105. ISBN 0-19-285405-4.

[Monthly_Review-4] Commentary, James Farmelant History Colombia (August 8, 2009). "MR Online | G. A. Cohen, 1941-2009".

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[HowardandKing-6] Cite error: The named reference HowardandKing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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