POL 315
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MARXISM
this situation each of us would have doubly affirmed himself and his
fellow man.
5.0 SUMMARY
Alienation springs not from impersonal market forces but from
relationships. Alienation will come to an end when the contradiction
between human consciousness and objective reality is resolved; then
people will realise that the situation in which they find themselves is
human made and therefore subject to change by human action.
SELF-ASSESSMENT EXERCISE
i. How did factory system escalate alienation in the early stages of
capitalism?
ii. Alienation is a reflection of Marx’s humanism. Discuss.
6.0 TUTOR-MARKED ASSIGNMENT
1. Identify the role of alienation in sustaining capitalism.
2. What are the linkages between alienation and commoditisation in
capitalism?
7.0 REFERENCES/FURTHER READING
Appadorai, M. A. (1974). The Substance of Politics. (11 th ed.). Madras:
Oxford University Press.
Benewick, R. et al. (1973). Knowledge and Belief in Politics: The
Problem of Ideology. Great Britain: George Allen & Urwin.
Chaturvedi, A. (2006). Dictionary of Political Science. New Delhi :
Academic Publishers.
Kurt, M. (1962). Class and Society. USA: Random House Inc.
Ramswamy, S. (2005). Political Theory: Ideas and Concepts. Delhi :
Macmillan.
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