Re: [Marxism] looking for general guidance: class analysis of today'ssociety; practice-theory

["DHE" <cuibono@xxxxxxxx>]

Dear DJD -- are you familiar with the work of Nicos Poulantzas? The best work 
I've seen based on that approach & focussed on the USA is by Erik Olin Wright 
at the U of Wisconsin, which came out several years ago. 

There may now be more recent work in the field. If anyone is aware of such I'd 
appreciate being tipped off to it -- ?

Thanks,

Dan Elliott
Sacramento
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: DJ Dialectic 
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  Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 8:12 AM
  Subject: [Marxism] looking for general guidance: class analysis of 
today'ssociety; practice-theory


  1)  marxist (not weberian) class analysis of today's society
  I recently read zizek saying that the two common answers as to today's 
proletariat composition--intellectual workers or real production in 3rd 
world--is too simple, and regardless of what else i think of zizek, i think 
he's right about that.  who is dealing with pressing problems such as these?  
what can we be studying today to answer these questions?
   
  2)  how can i test the theory i am learning? (specifically considering that 
i'm one person or will be working with a small group)  what should one do?
   
  3)  i'm also interested to hear people's favorite Marxist journals, 
newspapers, website, etc.
   
  thank you for your time



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