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GRAMSCI'S CONCEPT OF LEGEMONY PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR A THEORY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PARTY, ITS ORGANIZATION, STRATEGY; AND FURNISHES A PIVOTAL POINT FOR AN ENTERPRISE WHICH MANAGES TO COMBINE A COMPLEX, MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL ORDER WITH A NOVEL AND PROVOCATIVE THEORY OF REVOLUTION. IT DEALS WITH A SYSTEM BASED ON COMPETITION FOR SCARCE RESOURCES AND ITS RESULTANT CONFLICTS.

Cover -- The Machiavellian Legacy -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- 1 The Machiavellian Legacy -- 2 Antonio Labriola: a Forgotten Marxist Thinker -- 3 Gramsci's Patrimony -- 4 Mosca Revisited -- 5 Pareto's Concept of Demagogic Plutocracy -- Index.

Three elements of Gaetano Mosca's thoughts are examined: (1) his historical method, (2) his unmasking of the democratic ideal, & (3) his critique of Marxian socialism. It is argued that his model of an objective political science, based on empirical observation, was essentially sound, though even he did not live up to its rigorous requirements. Whatever the flaws in his methodology, however, his analysis of the parliamentary system seems convincing enough. As for his complaints against Marxism & socialism, these cannot be dismissed as the fulminations of a reactionary, because most of them have been echoed by Marxists & socialists themselves. It is concluded that social critics could learn much from Mosca, in spite of his conservative leanings. 17 References. Adapted from the source document.

Review essay on 2 books concerned with Gramscian Marxism: T. Koros, Toward the Construction of a Theory of Political Action; J. Hoffman, The Gramscian Challenge. (RSM)