His nuanced yet eviscerating critique of Edward Said’s Orientalism is remembered today for showing the errors and shortcomings of the post-colonial canon. But In Theory’s abiding value has been as an exposition of how classical Marxist methods still allow us great creativity and insight into imperialism and colonialism. His engagement with Fredric Jameson warned Marxists against giving up too much of the foundational ideas of materialist dialectics (or critical realism as he often referred to it) in their attempts to come to terms with post-structuralism.
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