Hegel and Marx

David MacGregor is Professor of Sociology at King’s University College, Ontario.

- David MacGregor challenges us to re-think the place we have given to Hegel and Marx in the social theory of a so called 'post-communist' world. In a jolting and lucid argument, MacGregor re-casts the relationship between these two thinkers within a framework that is deeply committed to a critique of everyday forms of domination. In doing so, MacGregor reveals Hegel and Marx to be superbly relevant and profound for an analysis of the practices of the 'new economy.' Joe Hermer, Wolfson College, Oxford ... MacGregor illustrates the continuing relevance of Marx and even more importantly, Hegel, for comprehending and combating a rapacious free market global capitalism ... Scholarly exegesis is excitingly combined with biography and a critical assessment of debates, both in Hegel's and Marx's time and since ... This is an accessible, thought-provoking account that will serve as an excellent introduction for students and demand a response from Hegel-Marx scholars.'Political Studies ... an extensive and impressive re-examination of the Hegel-Marx relation ...Scholarly exegesis is excitingly combined with biography and a critical assessment of debates, both in Hegel's and Marx's time and since ... This is an accessible, thought-provoking account that will serve as an excellent introduction for students and demand a response from Hegel-Marx scholars. Political Studies Association

• Preface Introduction 1 Marx's Relationship with Hegel 2 Dialectics of Youth and Maturity 3 Hegel's Development, 1770-1801 4 Hegel and Tom Paine in the Age of Revolution 5 Revolution, Despotism and Censorship, 1801-1831 6 Property and the Corporation 7 Labour and Civil Society 8 The State in Time Notes Index Afterword Bibliography