There is one suggestion why: as Chomsky has noted, in the analysis if international relation for example, the historical conditions are too varied and complex for anything that might plausibly be called "a theory- to apply uniformly. ... They also had some less famous ideas of how to raise productivity, for example taking the children away from their parents after they reach age of 7 and making them work in a camp. ... This essay asks whether there is such as thing as a coherent Marxist approach to IR. ... The argument of this essay is as follows: Marx, Engels have many contributions to mak...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In this essay I will look at sociological theories presented by Marx and functionalism, considering the degree to which it can be used to explain the actions of individuals and groups within a society. ... Davis & Moore neglect these dysfunction's of stratification - for example reward possibly being due to unjust economic and political power, and that poverty negatively impacts education and lifestyle. ... Examples range from the patrician and plebeian in biblical times to the lord and serf in 17th century feudal societies - this shows that throughout time, the oppressor and the o...

• Word Count: 840
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• Grade Level: Graduate

This essay will discuss these ways in which Stalin sought to increase Russian economic advance initially by outlining why they were implemented and how they worked and then ultimately how successful they were in contributing to Russia's advance. ... During these plans large scale industry saw enormous success for example from 1932-1940 Russia coal production rose from 64 million tons to 150. ... The abuse of the Russian population at this stage can be seen it two clear examples; the fact that most workers were incredibly poorly represented by unions under Stalin's policy...

• Word Count: 1086
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Even though Marx died in 1883, the speeches of Jean Jaures show that more people were following his ideas before the outbreak of war than during Marx's lifetime "There is a beginning of working class and social organisation - Jaures was targeting the proletariat with his socialist speeches, and a class of people responding with like thoughts, whatever their nationality, is an example of Woolf's communal psychology . ... This is another example of Woolf's dead mind'- feeding off the French Revolution which occurred 100 years earlier, even though the ideas might have been...

• Word Count: 746
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate