Unpacking Historical Materialism: Marx's Lens on History

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dc.contributor.authorProf. Sandip Rahul
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-28T15:32:04Z
dc.date.available2025-11-28T15:32:04Z
dc.date.issued2024-05
dc.descriptionIn this 59-minute podcast, Prof. Sandip Rahul explores Karl Marx's concept of Historical Materialism, a fundamental framework for understanding how economic and material forces shape society, politics, and history. He covers Marx's perspectives on class struggle, the base-superstructure relationship, and the development of modes of production. Designed for undergraduate political science students, this discussion makes complex ideas more accessible. concepts into engaging insights, highlighting Marx's impact on understanding societal change. Presented in Hindi. - Duration: 59 minutes 25 seconds - Created by: Prof. Sandip Rahul, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, S.S. Girls' College, Gondia, Maharashtra. May 2024. - Format: MP4, recorded with Apple Memos app, in Hindi language
dc.description.abstractKarl Marx's concept of Historical Materialism, often called the "materialist conception of history," provides a framework to understand societal development through economic and material factors. Marx argued that the mode of production—how goods are produced—serves as the economic base of society, influencing its superstructure, which includes laws, politics, culture, and beliefs. He maintained that history advances through class conflicts between those who own the means of production (bourgeoisie) and those who do not (proletariat). These conflicts result in changes in modes of production, such as shifting from feudalism to capitalism, and ultimately to a communist society where class distinctions disappear. Marx presented this as a scientific explanation of historical change, emphasizing that material conditions, rather than ideas, primarily drive societal evolution.
dc.identifier.citationProf. Sandip Rahul. (2024, May). Unpacking Historical Materialism: Marx's Lens on History [Audio podcast, MP4, Hindi]. Department of Political Science, S.S. Girls' College, Gondia, Maharashtra
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dc.identifier.urihttp://ssgc.ndl.gov.in/handle/123456789/125
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dc.relation.ispartofseriesPODCAST; P/5
dc.titleUnpacking Historical Materialism: Marx's Lens on History
dc.typeRecording, oral
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