Mark McNally is Lecturer in Politics at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. His research interests are in the history of political thought, democratic theory, ideology, and ideological and political conflict in Twentieth Century Ireland. He is co-editor of Gramsci and Global Politics (2009) and has published widely on the nature and application of Gramsci's ideas.
Contributors:Andreas Bieler, Professor of Political Economy and Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ), School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham, UKIan Bruff, Lecturer in European Politics, University of Manchester, UKAlessandro Carlucci, Lector in Italian, University of Oxford, UK Benedetto Fontana, Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA Marcus E. Green, Associate Professor of Political Science, Otterbein University, Ohio, USADavid Howarth, Reader in Political Theory, Department of Government, University of Essex, UK Guido Liguori, University of Calabria, Italy, and president of the Italian section of the International Gramsci SocietyJames Martin, Professor of Politics at Goldsmiths, University of London, UKAdam Morton, Professor of Political Economy, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney, AustraliaDarrow Schecter, Reader in the Department of History, University of Sussex, UK Peter Thomas, Brunel University, London, UK

There is a substantial academic literature on Gramsci now including an extensive literature in the English language. The most recent important additions to this literature include: Crehan, K. (2002) Gramsci, Culture and Athropology; Hill, D.J. (2007) Hegemony and Education: Gramsci, Post-Marxism and Education Revisited; Ives, P. (2004) Language and Hegemony in Gramsci; Morton, A. (2007) Unravelling Gramsci: Hegemony and Passive Revolution in the Global economy; Saccarelli, E. (2009) Gramsci and Trotsky in the Shadow of Stalinism; Thomas, P. (2009) The Gramscian Moment: Philosophy, Hegemony and Marxism. Much of this academic scholarship is however rather specialised and narrowly focused and given this volume's wider scope and its target readership it would not be directly competing with this work. Its main competition would come rather from introductions to Gramsci's political thought - especially the more in-depth among them - and the most recent edited volumes that aim to relate his thought to contemporary politics and political theory.

Contents
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Life Of A Reflective Revolutionary; Mark Mcnally
PART I: HISTORICAL CONTEXT
1. Gramsci, The United Front Comintern And Democratic Strategy; Mark Mcnally
2. Morbid Symptoms: Gramsci And The Crisis Of Liberalism; James Martin
PART II: KEY DEBATES
3. Intellectuals And Masses: Agency And Knowledge In Gramsci; Benedetto Fontana
4. Gramsci, Language And Pluralism; Alessandro Carlucci
PART III: MAJOR CONCEPTUAL ISSUES
5: Gramsci's Marxism: The 'Philosophy Of Praxis'; Peter Thomas
6. Conceptions Of Subalternity In Gramsci; Guido Liguori
PART IV: CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE
7. Gramsci And 'The International': Past, Present And Future; Andreas Bieler, Ian Bruff And Adam David Morton
8. Gramsci And Subaltern Struggles Today: Spontaneity, Political Organization, And Occupy Wall Street; Marcus Green
9. The Historical Bloc: Toward A Typology Of Weak States And Contemporary Legitimation Crises; Darrow Schecter
10. Gramsci, Hegemony, And Post-Marxism; David Howarth
Conclusion: Contemporary Themes; Mark Mcnally
Bibliography
Index

The thought of Antonio Gramsci continues to enjoy widespread appeal in contemporary political and social theory. This book draws together some of the world's leading scholars on Gramsci to critically explore key ideas, debates and themes in his work in an accessible manner, relating them to contemporary politics and society.