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- Title
Marxist Historiography: An Analytical Exposition of Major Themes and Premises.
- Authors
Zahoor, Muhammad Abrar; Bilal, Fakhar
- Abstract
Karl Marx is one of the nineteenth century's most influential philosophers of history. He, besides history, was a philosopher of sociology, economics and political economy. He advocated joining and strengthening an intellectual working class movement the destiny of which, he predicted, was to overthrow capitalism as a socio-political and economic system and replace it with a more humane system that could deliver people while discouraging sheer inequities and disparities. He believed his writings would provide this movement with a theoretical insight and make it stronger. There is no denying that he often emphasized that the movement is propelled by circumstances and will accomplish its mission of universal human emancipation. He created differences with others on the basis of not only his interpretation of history but also on the nature of politicalactivism and ideological fervour engendered by his amalgam of ideology and history. Marx was the one whose intellectual endeavours and achievements, in economics, social theory and history, deserves to be called 'philosophical' exposition in the most honorific sense of this term. He interpreted human past in a way that unfolds materialistic aspect of human nature and social conditions. Human beings are conditioned by the circumstances they pass through; this ceaseless combat between humans and material social conditions determines the course of history. Marx's contributions in social theory, economics and history gave birth to a new genre of historiography, namely Marxist historiography. Historians of this school of historiography interpret history in consonance with what Marx conceived of human past, present and future. Marxist historians use typical diction, jargon and terminology to ascribe importance to matter as prime-agent in progression of human historical process. This makes Marxist historiography a distinct and separate branch of the discipline of history. Marx wrote many books and founded the International Working Men's Association in 1864 and guided it through holding six congresses in the next nine years. He remained active in the working class movement throughout his life. He left an indelible imprint on the discipline of history; post-modernist and subaltern studies schools of historiography take many inspirations from and are grounded in the base provided by Marxist historiography.
- Subjects
MARX, Karl, 1818-1883; WORKING class; CAPITALISM
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of History & Culture, 2013, Vol 34, Issue 2, p25
- ISSN
1012-7682
- Publication type
Article