Historical materialism

Karl Marx, unlike Durkheim, was not a sociologist by profession . He was a journalist but first and foremost a political activist around the time of the Industrial Revolution (Scott & Marshall, 2009:443). His political ideas were often rejected, but his work often had real sociological insight as his writing was based in the economics within society its’ social institutions (Giddens, 2009:18). His work as a whole was focused on conflict, centered around class divisions and relations, and as…

J. Clark, believe it is the product of historical and cultural practices. More specifically, she believes that the dominant social ideology during its unique time period directly affects a work of art (Wolff 1993, 50-53). It is in fact dominant ideology that plays a particularly important role…

century, according to a Salem Press Encyclopedia article about the era. At its core, “[The world is too much with us]” is a written revolt against Puritan work ethic and the industrialization that was consuming England during that era. The poem is historical as it targeted the working culture in Britain that threatened to take away liberties for the common-man. In the poem, Wordsworth lustily reminisces about a time when he and others felt more connected to nature. In the poem, Wordsworth…

Jimi Hendrix is the emblematic idea of the racial idea and contradictions of the 1960's. Following World War II there was a great social change. The civil rights movement had begun to take charge across the country. This was a time where many issues that had been stirring up, began to make their moves. It was a time of socio-political change in America. The 1960’s were an intense time for race relations here in the United States. “White” America had a hard time practicing what it preached. You…

With literary criticism, a historical perspective can help examine the novel itself because of the closely-related events and time period. For instance, in the time period of the 1920s “many Americans had extra money to spend, and they spent it on consumer goods” (History) which is…

During the 1960s and 1970s two schools of thought took prominence in sociocultural anthropology: development and underdevelopment theory, as well as, the world-systems theory; which, in combination with the key tenets of Marxism laid the foundation of a new critical perspective called anthropological political economy. A precursor to the modern form of “political economy”, referred to now as “classical” political economics, has been dated to the eighteenth century, this later divided into the…

centered around their unhappiness and exploitation by their capitalist system. Inspired by the class struggle, Marx’s thoughts on the economy were translated in The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital. Using Hegelian’s notion of historical progress and adapting Feuerbach’s materialism, Marx’s believed that he had a scientific approach to thinking about history with a focus on economics. This approach for him, created an understanding of capitalism and why it would, for him fail. Marx interpreted…

many past, powerful instances of his life that have influenced the ethical and intellectual development. The memoir also represents various events that built his keen interest in literature, linguistic and writing. Moreover, it also unfolds various historical events leading to the American Revolution and independence. The account opens with franklin addressing to his son about his purpose of writing the autobiography. He felt…

• Accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group, or even for acts committed by non-Jews. • Denying the fact, scope, mechanisms (e.g. gas chambers) or intentionality of the genocide of the Jewish people at the hands of National Socialist Germany and its supporters and accomplices during World War II (the Holocaust). • Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide,…

dream in the Roaring 20's. Both texts explore the positive and negative effects of idealised love and time through numerous literary techniques. Even though the text share similar themes their interpretation completely differ influenced by diverse historical context and human values. In the context of Great Gatsby, the value of time…