… First, I intend to show that critiques of orthodox Marxist theory of the … a class-conscious
ruling class. Second, I argue that there is a basis in Marx’s writing for rejecting the idea of a class-…

… ruling class is the economically dominant class with political power can be coherently defended,
but only when Marx's … accounts for the formation of classes themselves. The argument …

… concepts of Marxist analysis. This essay proposes two elements of an alternative Marxist
theory of the state. The first element is a different way of conceptualizing the ruling class and its …

… Marx and Engels first alluded to ideological class domination when they noted in The
German Ideology [1845ą6] that``the ruling ideas of any age are the ideas of the ruling class''and …

… , this article assesses the utility of the concept of class, and the Marxist class theory, for the
analysis of stratification and conflict in … the ruling classes) and, ultimately, into a social actor. …

… In classical Marxism, the complete dependency of politics upon economics originates not …
of the concept of the ruling class to the bourgeoisie. If an economic class runs the State, then …

… When we look at Marx's early urritings before the Communist MatiJesto some of which
were … It is true that Marx believed that the force of events would incline the proletanat to that …

The unforeseen will happen-shocks, crises, turning-points in cycles, shifts in trends-and when
it happens we are not to be defeated by it or just ride with it but to manage it, and manage …

… In this framework, I will defend the ability of Marxist class theory to form such a “friendly … ,”
as a “way of life” not only of the ruling class, but in an altered form of the ruled classes as well.…

… mean, therefore, by an "instrumentalist theory" of the state is a theory in which the ties between
the ruling class and state are systematically examined, while the structural context within …