First published in 1987, Althusser, The Detour of Theory was widely received as the fullest account of its subject to date. Drawing on a wide range of hitherto untranslated material, it examined the political and intellectual contexts of Althusser's `return to Marx' in the mid-1960s and proclamaed of a `crisis of Marxism'. It concluded with a balance-sheet of Althusser's contribution to historical materialism. In this second edition, Gregory Elliott has added a substantial postscript in which he surveys the posthumous edition of the French philosopher's work.
- ISBN10 1608460274
- ISBN13 9781608460274
- Publish Date 15 October 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Haymarket Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 416
- Language English