Antonio Gramsci: Hegemony, Not Revolution

Paul Austin Murphy
Nov 7 · 6 min read

i) Introduction ii) Coercion & Consent
iii) Hegemony
iV) Marxism’s Base and Superstructure
V) Conclusion

One fundamental question pressed on Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937) throughout his political life:

Why had it proven so difficult to promote (or bring about) a revolution in Western Europe?

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