Marxism and the critique of social rationality: From surplus value to the politics of technology

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-49

  Feenberg, Andrew ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Marxism; Technology

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; MARXISM; PHILOSOPHY; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77950931170     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bep006     Document Type: Article

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