Work in Progress, Issue no. 4

Title: Work in Progress, Issue no. 4
Description: A theoretical paper analysing class formation and struggle in peripheral capitalist societies. The text critiqued the direct application of Western Marxist concepts to the Third World, focusing specifically on the "Labour Aristocracy" thesis. It sought to identify objective class interests to determine potential revolutionary alliances between workers, peasants, and the petty bourgeoisie. The paper argues against "unrigorous descriptive methodology" in favour of a rigorous materialist analysis of African social formations.
Subject: Class Struggle—Africa; Marxism; Labour Aristocracy; Peripheral Capitalism; Political Economy; Social Formations; Tripartite Alliance—Theory; South African Poetry; Forced Removals; Political Trials—South Africa; Swaziland—Politics; Social Control; Labor Indicators
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/111282
Creator: Work in progress (WIP)
Rights: Work in Progress (WIP)
Rights Holder: Work in Progress (WIP)
Provenance: The item is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University, on behalf of the Labour Research Service
Type: text
Extent: 86 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
useGuidelines: The materials are made available explicitly for research and educational purposes. Any use of these materials must be cleared with the Labour Research Service.
Publisher: Work in Progress (WIP)
Date: 1978-04-uu