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On Alienation and Imperialism: Synthesizing the Work of Herbert Marcuse and Samir Amin

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dc.contributor.advisorAnderson, Karen
dc.creatorHornstein, Sarah Shoshana
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-05T14:42:39Z
dc.date.available2019-03-05T14:42:39Z
dc.date.copyright2018-09-14
dc.date.issued2019-03-05
dc.date.updated2019-03-05T14:42:39Z
dc.degree.disciplineSociology
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation builds on the idea that there is much to be gained by bringing Western Marxism and Marxist theories of imperialism into engagement with each other through synthesis of the work of two key figures: Herbert Marcuse and Samir Amin. Using Marcuse to supplement Amin (and vice versa) provides for a more complete understanding of capitalist imperialism on a world scale. This lends Marcuse an applicability/relevance currently denied to him while also allowing for an updating of his theory that accounts for changes in the operation of capitalism since his time. It also enhances Amins work insofar as it can be used to augment his analysis of the capitalist centres and their relation to the periphery. A key objective of the analysis this dissertation undertakes is to produce a more robust theoretical approach capable of increasing our understanding of the world and positioning us to better meet the challenges posed for human emancipation from an exploitative, alienated existence of suffering. Chapter 1 provides the necessary background for engaging with both Amins and Marcuses analyses of alienation by focusing on the work of Marx, Lukcs, and Freud. Chapter 2 engages in explicit discussion of Amins analysis of the world capitalist system and its development. Chapter 3 is concerned with Marcuses work and begins with discussion of the emergence of one dimensional thinking and technological rationality before turning to Marcuses analysis of alienation. The final chapter demonstrates the compatibility of Amins and Marcuses analyses and concludes by pointing toward some possibilities for future research.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/35803
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectPolitical Science
dc.subject.keywordsCritical Theory
dc.subject.keywordsFrankfurt School
dc.subject.keywordsHerbert Marcuse
dc.subject.keywordsSamir Amin
dc.subject.keywordsMarcuse
dc.subject.keywordsAmin
dc.subject.keywordsImperialism
dc.subject.keywordsMarxism
dc.subject.keywordsAlienation
dc.subject.keywordsAlienation and imperialism
dc.subject.keywordsPolitical economy
dc.subject.keywordsPolitical theory
dc.subject.keywordsSocial theory
dc.subject.keywordsSocial and political thought
dc.subject.keywordsWestern Marxism
dc.subject.keywordsMarx
dc.subject.keywordsKarl Marx
dc.subject.keywordsPsychoanalysis
dc.subject.keywordsWorld system
dc.subject.keywordsWorld Systems Theory
dc.subject.keywordsDependency Theory
dc.subject.keywordsFreud
dc.subject.keywordsMarxist theories of imperialism
dc.subject.keywordsCentre
dc.subject.keywordsPeriphery
dc.subject.keywordsThird World Marxism
dc.subject.keywordsTechnological rationality
dc.subject.keywordsEnlightenment
dc.subject.keywordsInstrumental rationality
dc.subject.keywordsInstrumental reason
dc.subject.keywordsTechnological reason
dc.subject.keywordsOne dimensional man
dc.subject.keywordsOne dimensional thinking
dc.subject.keywordsCommodity fetishism
dc.subject.keywordsRepressive desublimation
dc.subject.keywordsExploitation
dc.subject.keywordsProletariat
dc.subject.keywordsWorking class
dc.subject.keywordsBourgeoisie
dc.subject.keywordsClass struggle
dc.subject.keywordsRevolution
dc.subject.keywordsDelinking
dc.subject.keywordsNegative thinking
dc.subject.keywordsStruggle
dc.subject.keywordsSocial transformation
dc.subject.keywordsFreedom
dc.subject.keywordsHuman freedom
dc.subject.keywordsTransformative social change
dc.subject.keywordsSocial change
dc.subject.keywordsSocial struggle
dc.subject.keywordsCapitalism
dc.subject.keywordsCapitalist imperialism
dc.subject.keywordsNew left
dc.subject.keywordsEstrangement
dc.subject.keywordsTotality
dc.subject.keywordsTotalizing
dc.subject.keywordsDomination
dc.subject.keywordsLiberation
dc.subject.keywordsCritique
dc.subject.keywordsCrisis
dc.subject.keywordsCrisis of capitalism
dc.subject.keywordsCritique of capitalism
dc.subject.keywordsLukacs
dc.subject.keywordsLukács
dc.subject.keywordsTechnocracy
dc.subject.keywordsMarxist philosophy
dc.subject.keywordsMarxian philosophy
dc.subject.keywordsMarxist social theory
dc.subject.keywordsMarxian social theory
dc.subject.keywordsSociological theory
dc.subject.keywordsReification
dc.subject.keywordsCenter and periphery
dc.subject.keywordsCentre and periphery
dc.subject.keywordsImperialist world system
dc.subject.keywordsCapitalist world system
dc.subject.keywordsCapitalist imperialist world system
dc.subject.keywordsAdvanced capitalism
dc.subject.keywordsLate capitalism
dc.subject.keywordsObsolescent capitalism
dc.subject.keywordsEnlightenment thought
dc.subject.keywordsEnlightenment thinking
dc.subject.keywordsAdministered society
dc.subject.keywordsCapitalist development
dc.subject.keywordsTributary society
dc.subject.keywordsTributary formation
dc.subject.keywordsCapitalist formation
dc.subject.keywordsCapitalist mode of production
dc.subject.keywordsTributary mode of production
dc.subject.keywordsCapitalist society
dc.subject.keywordsFreudian Marxism
dc.subject.keywordsMarxism and psychoanalysis
dc.titleOn Alienation and Imperialism: Synthesizing the Work of Herbert Marcuse and Samir Amin
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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