One of the most popular of those finds a lot of inspiration in the so-called "historical materialism- that was formulated by Karl Marx. ... Foley's thinking is deeply influenced by Marx' ideas but Foley is trying to fill in some of the gaps that Marx left. To understand which gaps, we need briefly to review some of Marx' ideas. ... One may not like what Marx had to say, but there are few important aspects of social life that he did not consider and try to explain. ... In Marx' view, a social class consists of all the persons who are related to the means of productio...

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