This article systematically presents Marx's ideas about political economy and historical materialism in the "Introduction" to the Grundrisse . Two questions are posed and addressed. The first one is: what implications does the "Introduction" have for the contemporary Marxist discussions on...

In the Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), G.W. F. Hegel argues that in order for self-consciousness to develop independence, he must subject another form of self-consciousness to dependence by means of consumption or domination in a death-and-life struggle. The battle for independence between these...

Proceeding from the perspective of historical materialism, this article examines technological revolution and industrial revolution as intermediate-level concepts for analyzing economic long waves, and reconstructs the political economy analysis framework of long-wave theory. Based on this...

This study aims to explore how and why self-discrepancy affects materialism and impulsive buying and the extent to which subjective well-being mediates the relationship between self-discrepancy, materialism and impulsive buying. Design/methodology/approach The authors have tested the hypothesis...