One of the most succinct and theoretically focused introductions to the thought of Antonio Gramsci available internationally.



Leading Brazilian Marxist theorist Coutinho offers an analysis of the evolution of the political thought of Antonio Gramsci. Focusing on central concepts of the Prison Notebooks and relating them to the history of modern political ideas, the book also demonstrates that Gramsci's ideas continue to be relevant resources for understanding the controversies of our present time.