CULTURE, GENDER AND ECOLOGY: Beyond Workerism

Book Details

• Author: M. Nadarajah

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• ISBN: 8170335158

• Publication Year: 1999

• Pages: 360

• Cover: Hardcover

• Sale Territory: India

About the Book

Culture, Gender and Ecology: Beyond Workerism takes a critical look at the working class movement and its evolving intersections with feminist, ethno-communal, and ecological movements. This work moves beyond the traditional confines of class struggles to explore the consolidation of the gains made by the working class in contemporary political and social movements.

The book reimagines Marx's historical materialism, subtly drawing from Mao's critical ideas, and introduces a series of innovative ideas aimed at transforming the discourse on class and identity. Notably, the book introduces the notion of "individual-in-relations" to replace the classical Marxist idea of relations of production, proposing a shift from closed to open self-mediation in understanding dialectics.

Key contributions of the book include:

• Re-examining the concept of communism

• Introducing "individual-in-relations" as a new ontological category

• Enlarging the notion of the proletarian subject to encompass multi-self, multi-identity

• Redefining power to include political and cultural terrains

• Reworking dialectical transcendence to emphasize dialogical co-existence of social totalities

This book is a profound exploration of the evolution of workerism into a more inclusive, multi-dimensional framework of historical materialism. It will appeal to scholars, activists, and anyone interested in the intersections of class, culture, gender, and ecology in social movements.

About the Author

M. Nadarajah is a senior lecturer at Stamford College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He teaches sociology and organization theory in a program offered by the London School of Economics, University of London. With active involvement in the sustainable development movement, Nadarajah also serves as a consultant for CI-ROAP, an NGO based in Malaysia.