Marx and the Concept of a Social Formation
(2024)
Journal Article
Burns, T. (2024). Marx and the Concept of a Social Formation. Historical Materialism, 13(2), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1163/1569206x-bja10032
This paper discusses the significance of the concept of a social formation for historical materialism. It argues that the concept is wrongly thought to be associated uniquely with the writings of Louis Althusser and with structuralist Marxism. It can... Read More about Marx and the Concept of a Social Formation.