Marxism continued

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Marxism continued
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Alienation

• Fundamental to capitalist system of production
• M-C-P-M1-C1-P1-M2..
• M-capital
• C-Commodity (raw materials, labour, technology)
• P-production
• M1 Surplus value, profit

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Characteristics of alienation

• Alienated from ownership of production
• Alienated from product of labour
• Alienated from self

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Ideology and society

• Values and beliefs
• Basis for action, governance, rule, domination
• Ruling class ideology imposed on people
• People accept and assimilate into ruling class
  ideology
• False consciousness Take on ideology of others

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Books by Marx

• Communist Manifesto Call for world revolution

Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist
revolution. The proletarians have nothing to
lose but their chains. They have a world to win.
Proletarians of all countries, unite!
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• Das Capital (Capital) Critique of the capitalist
  system
• Bible for political economy

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Influence of Marxism

• Increase in global movement for social change and
  revolution
• Rise of communist parties

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Differences within Marxist Parties

• 1917 Russian Revolution by Bolsheviks under
  Vladimir Lenin
• Death of Lenin Power struggle between Josef
  Stalin and Leon Trotsky (The Pen)
• Stalin Socialism in one country
• Trotsky International revolution
• Stalin triumphs

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Continued

• Russian Revolution Proletariat revolution
• 1949 Chinese Revolution by Mao Zedong Peasant
  revolution
• !959 Peasant revolution in Cuba
• Proletariat revolution versus peasant revolution
  debate
• Proliferation of Marxist states internationally
  

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Criticism of Marxism

• Too economic deterministic
• Associated with hard line communist states
• Too ideologically driven
• Too Euro-centered

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Alternative Marxism

• Rise of Third World Socialism
• Emergence of neo-Marxist thinkers