History and Event : From Marxism to Contemporary French Theory (Taking on the Political)

Coombs, Nathan

Edinburgh University Press（2026/06発売）

Edinburgh University Press（2026/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781399565653
• DDC分類 335.4119

Full Description

Nathan Coombs demonstrates that the Marxist science of history has been reimagined by a strand of contemporary French theory after Louis Althusser. Taking a comparative approach, he explores the technical details of both traditions' historical sciences. He argues that their articulations of history and event affect how we approach political transformation and view the role of theoreticians in political practice. Coombs establishes the continuities and discontinuities between classical Marxism and Althusserian theory, bringing you new readings of Hegel, Marx, Lenin, Althusser, Badiou, Meillassoux and complexity theory.

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction

Part I. History and Event in Marxist Dialectics
1. Hegel's Leaps and the Historicist Theory of Knowledge
2. Marx's Idea of Communist Transformation
3. Lenin's Philosophy: A New Dialectics of Revolution?

Part II. Events and Historical Judgement after Althusser
4. Althusser's Science: Naming the Epistemological Break
5. Badiou's Decision: To Give Up Leadership, Somewhat
6. Meillassoux's Politics: Speculative Justice

Part III. Suggestions about Where this Road Might Take us
7. Afterword: Towards a Complex Science of History

Notes
Bibliography
Index