A fascinating history of the political theory of hegemony
Perry Anderson is the author of, among other books, American Foreign Policy and Its Thinkers, The Indian Ideology, The New Old World, Spectrum, Lineages of the Absolutist State, Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism, Considerations on Western Marxism, English Questions and The Origins of Postmodernity. He teaches History at UCLA and is on the editorial board of New Left Review.
Engaging
*Foreign Affairs*
If you want to see how hegemony has been transformed from a
critical term in the lexicon of leftist scholars and activists to a
less critical but increasingly pervasive term in the lexicon of
those interrogating late US imperialism, then The H-Word is a book
well worth reading
*Antipode*
Anderson deploys his formidable erudition to craft short chapters
on the conflicting understandings of hegemony among Ancient Greek
and Roman historians, Russian revolutionaries, Prussian military
theorists, Italian communists (where Gramsci shows up),
Anglo-American international relations scholars, Chinese statesmen
from Confucius to Mao, post-structuralist Marxists (where Gramsci
reappears), and the architects of the European Union. This is
accomplished with admirably clear and jargon-free prose, and the
book is a pleasure to read.
*Marx & Philosophy Society*
Perry Anderson offers a global intellectual history of the many
meanings, applications, and turning points in the use of hegemony
as a theoretical tool. The most impressive aspect is the breadth he
must operate with in terms of history, disciplines, and geographic
contexts beyond Marxist theory and beyond the continent of
Europe.
*Socialism and Democracy*
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