Historical Materialism and Social Evolution [Hardcover]

Historical Materialism and Social Evolution brings together a collection of essays which investigate the relationship between Marxist thought and Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Each of the contributors emphasize the idea that the distinctive character of progressive social thought is derived from creative ideas drawn from the study of natural evolutionary processes.Notes on the Contributors Historical Materialism and Social Evolution; P.Blackledge & G.Kirkpatrick Historical Materialism: From Social Evolution to Revolutionary Politics; P.Blackledge Social Darwinism and Socialist Darwinism in Germany: 1860 to 1900; T.Benton A Darwinian Historical Materialism; P.Nolan Analytical Marxism and the Debate on Social Evolution; A.Carling History, Exploitations and Oppression; A.Callinicos Progress and Technology in Habermas's Theory of Social Evolution; G.Kirkpatrick Beyond Habermas Towards Marcuse: A Critical Framework for Technological Progress; G.Tassone Lean Production and Economic Evolution in Capitalism; T.SmithTED BENTON Lecturer in Sociology, University of EssexALEX CALLINICOS Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of YorkALAN CARLING Lecturer, Department of Interdisciplinary Human Studies, University of BradfordPAUL NOLAN PhD, Birkbeck College, University of LondonTONY SMITH Lecturer in Philosophy, Iowa State UniversityGUISSEPPE TASSONE Lecturer, University of York