Historical Materialism

Disciplines: Economics, Political Science, Sociology

Historical theory initiated by Karl Marx (1818-1883).

The material circumstances of society, the manner in which its members get a living and the control of their resources for doing so, are the chief influences upon its history.

Source:
Jon Elster, An Introduction to Karl Marx (Cambridge, 1986)

Also see:

· determinism
· dialectic
· dialectical-materialism

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