Reading Gramsci

“Gramsci… built a perfect bridge between philosophy, culture-art-literature and politics and reconciled them in a realistic integrity; He opposes determinist, fatalist, positivist, crude materialist and instrumental rational thinking with a superior critical understanding; It should be emphasized that it offers new options in theory and practice against anti-democratic, authoritarian, elitist, topist (Jacobin or Caesarist) centralist political and social formations, with an understanding based on the individual, subjectivity, real grassroots democracy and liberation.”

Selahattin Yıldırım offers a kind of reading guide for Antonio Gramsci, whose contribution to Marxism, socialism and libertarian thought he summarizes with these words. Saying that it addresses the "ordinary" reader, not academics or experts... As a matter of fact, what you have here is a "reader-friendly" work that will serve as a guide in discovering this great thinker with the selection-filtered quotations it offers. However, the book, written with love, making use of both primary sources and "Gramsci masters", also has something to say to those who are specially interested in the subject. The author attaches particular importance to Gramsci's style of thinking and writing. He draws attention to his democratic philosophy: "He does not have the last word, he is open-ended, he is unfinished, he is open to dialogue and new contributions... he does not attempt to establish dominance over the reader"... He has left his mark on many concepts such as hegemony, passive revolution, historical bloc, ideology, civil society. To meet a thinker who opened new horizons in many "chronic" issues such as , intellectuals, culture, and for those who already know him, to expand the conversation with him...

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

First Print Year: 2018

Number of Pages: 336

Size: 13 x 19.5