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Antonio Gramsci

Selections from the Prison Notebooks Paperback – November 24, 1971

by Antonio Gramsci (Author), Quintin Hoare (Editor), Geoffrey Nowell Smith (Editor)

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ International Publishers Co; Reprint, 1989 edition (November 24, 1971)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 572 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 071780397X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0717803972
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8 inches

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Osaka

The greatest marxist thinker of the 20th century

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 28, 2012

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Hi everybody!

Gramsci's prison notebooks are in my humble opinion the most important marxist opus since Das Kapital. Not only does Gramsci express himself in a very clear and precise way which is always easy to grasp (something which cannot always be said of Marx, unfortunately) but he also most importantly addresses the elephant in the room of early/mid 20th century marxism, that is, the failure of socialist revolutions in the west, in particular the tragic fate of Rosa Luxemburg and her Spartakusbund. The imminent fall of capitalism in western capitalists countries predicted by Marx having not come to pass, somebody had to tackle the problem and try to explain what went wrong.

Gramsci's analysis centers on the concepts of cultural hegemony, arguing that the ruling capitalist class managed to spread it's values on the whole of society, thus putting fetters on the working class struggle for emancipation. By absorbing the bourgeois worldview and making it it's own against it's own interests, the proletariat's capacity to achieve class counsciousness and develop it's own culture, to bring foward it's own demands and finally grasp state power is hindered. Gramsci thus argues that it is essential for the working class to create and adopt it's own ¨good sense¨ and let go of the bourgeois ¨common sense¨ which is nothing but a set of specific values benefiting the status quo and slowing down the process of socialist victory.

Also of great importance are the analysis of civil society in the west and it's relation to the state, which is opposite of what it was in Russia at the time of the october revolution and the importance of political manoeuvering stressed out in the modern prince. The vulgar interpretation of historical materialism, proposed by the like of Bukharin for exemple, is also challenged. The static and fatalistic vision of laws of history existing outside human activity and acting on their own was already challenged by Engels himself at the end of his life, and Gramsci picks up right where he left off. By stressing out that only mankind itsef can set into motion the laws of historical materialism, Gramsci brings back the importance of praxis into marxist ideology, pointing out the need to actively struggle to bring about the inevitable outcome of socialism, outcome which is inevitable only if the working class actually acts upon the world and changes it.

Greatly Recommended!

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Brett

pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 26, 2011

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This is quite a dark work, through and through.

As Gramsci says, Machievelli's Prince is "a live work," and is certainly alive and well in Gramsci. His persistent attention to tactical detail and strategy - when to ally oneself with those on the left, and when to ally oneself with those on the right; when to lay in wait and lick one's wounds, and when to go on the attack - is cold as ice and sharp as steel. In the sense that Machievelli felt that the republic was the best form of government as it fostered civic spiritedness, so Gramsci understands the importance of cultivating his a citizen's inner commitment to the cause. This is achieved by melding civil society with the state. There should be no difference betwixt the two. Your sex life will be regulated. No drinking! Being tied all day to the assembly line won't dehumanize you; in fact, you'll have all the more time to think, to daydream. As Gramsci tells us, all men are intellectuals, insofar as they engage in intellectual and muscular-nervous activity. An assembly line replete with philosophers!

All of the actual political implications aside, let us be honest, he is not so much a philosopher of Marxism as he is of power: how to take it and how to maintain it. I guess there's something called neo-Gramscianism out there in int'l relations schools, and this isn't surprising at all. The Hegelian-Marxist method is a wonderful tool for understanding how history unfolds and "historical blocs" are formed but, like anything, is dangerous in the wrong hands.

Anyway, that stuff aside, Gramsci was a genius and this shows on every page. The insight and erudition is sparkling and his understanding of the dialectic, praxis, consciousness, historical context, class relations is second to none.

The edition itself is also good, with excellent footnotes do a good job on expounding on the names and concepts Gramsci drops throughout the text.

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Pietro Krepompkin

Antonio Gramsci Was a Lunatic

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 2, 2012

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This book is pretty thick, and has a good chunk of meat under its cover; if you're into Italian history, as well as the history of the Italian Communist Party, but also Marxist philosophy and sociology from an Italian perspective, then this book is definitely for you and it is a great read. However, I still think Gramsci was a lunatic, and that you should apply anti-crazy balm on your forehead before reading this book because this man's head was filled with too many jelly beans and he would sometimes vomit them out onto the pages which were all scribbled feverishly in a fascist dungeon in which he was imprisoned. I am not saying that the jelly beans weren't splendid. But people, especially devoted Marxist communist party leaders, do not seem to fare well in prison.

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Matthew Blatchford

Amazing selection of writings

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 27, 2021

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As somebody who was very new to Gramsci's thought I found this book to be an amazing introduction

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Carol Elkins

on the subject of Marxism

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 9, 2013

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There are masses of poitical history of Italy here, which I did not bother with. However, I was inteested in his theory that everone is a philosopher, i.e. everyone thinks about the circumstances of his life. On these grounds he believed that "the proletariat" could be organized to change the system. He speaks of "passive revolution," which is when the revolution occurs without violence, or, it occurs because of a massive change in world view.
What he does not address at all is how the proletariat ordered government which will be the result will operate.

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CaringConsumer

This is an Often Quoted or Referenced Text in Academic Writing. It's Worth Taking Time to Read through the Original Text!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2016

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This book is not light reading. It really is for academics and people interested in political resistance and theories of social and political protest. There's much in here that provides insight into perspectives on theories of sociocultural oppression and challenges to status quo thought and action. I have to take my time reading through it, and I continue to return to Gramsci's work. I recommend this text to graduate students and scholars interested in culture, social theory, and how different conceptions of power shape and work in the world.

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Stuart North

Nothing wrong with the content, the print is awful though

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 14, 2019

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Bought on the Kindle format. All the text is displayed in a light grey colour which makes it very difficult to read on Kindle device or computer screen. Would probably also be very difficult to read if it was printed this way in book format. Extremely sloppy publishing.

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Mitch B

Easier to read as a paperback

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 2, 2016

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OK, I bought this because it is cheap but, despite the disclaimer that this is an improved Kindle version, the contents are not hyperlinked which makes it difficult to navigate such a large collection of essays.

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TOM SOWERBUTTS

Prominent thought and analysis.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 18, 2020

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Prominent philosophers record of academic life in goal.

Burak Baskan

Impressive Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 19, 2014

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This is a very impressive book in order to understand state and civil society relations and cultural hegemony established by a dominant group in a society. It is also beneficial to understand the Italian political history, especially Risorgimento period. I recommend this book for all political science students and scholars.

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Nigel Walker

Do Not Buy Kindle version

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 13, 2015

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do not buy kindle version - very quality even for the price. Unreadable.

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