Marx’s post-1848 political writings show how he theorized political superstructure effectiveness.
Evidence
In these writings Marx is not only dealing with concrete social formations at a specific historical moment, but his attention is focused on one level of the superstructure—the political instance. Hence, though these writings contain no general theoretical reformulations, they contain essential insights into how, in detail, Marx thought of the “effectivity of the superstructures.” — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 503
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Marx’s theories of democracy and nation formed in response to the 1848-49 defeats; Later Marx saw superstructures as relatively autonomous rather than mechanically determined — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 509; Marx’s own emphasis shifted with political phases of revolution and reaction — Fredric Jameson, Marxism and Form, 580 (+2 more)
- yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Marx’s theories of democracy and nation formed in response to the 1848-49 defeats; Later Marx saw superstructures as relatively autonomous rather than mechanically determined — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 509; Marx’s own emphasis shifted with political phases of revolution and reaction — Fredric Jameson, Marxism and Form, 580 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- The base-superstructure formula weakened Marxism by reducing ideas to mere reflections
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