Historical materialism

Historical materialism (or what Marx himself called "the materialist conception of history" - materialistischen Geschichtsauffassung) is a social theory and an approach to the study of history and sociology, normally considered as the intellectual basis of Marxism.

Note

Brill publishers of Leyden publish a journal called "Historical Materialism" which explores different strands of theory in the tradition of Marx, Engels and the Western Marxists.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A variety of myths and lies about Marx's thought are refuted on this site: http://marxmyths.org/index.shtml

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

An extensive bibliography of modern commentaries on Marx's thought is available here: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Users/sefd0/bib/marx.htm

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~