This is a concise introduction to the life and work of the Italian militant and political thinker, Antonio Gramsci. As head of the Italian Communist Party in the 1920s, Gramsci was arrested and condemned to 20 years' imprisonment by Mussolini's fascist regime. It was during this imprisonment that Gramsci wrote his famous Prison Notebooks – over 2,000 pages of profound and influential reflections on history, culture, politics, philosophy and revolution.

An Introduction to Antonio Gramsci retraces the trajectory of Gramsci's life, before examining his conceptions of culture, politics and philosophy. Gramsci's writings are then interpreted through the lens of his most famous concept, that of 'hegemony'; Gramsci's thought is then extended and applied to 'think through' contemporary problems to illustrate his distinctive historical methodology. The book concludes with a valuable examination of Gramsci's legacy today and useful tips for further reading.

George Hoare and Nathan Sperber make Gramsci accessible for students of history, politics and philosophy keen to understand this seminal figure in 20th-century intellectual history.

这是对意大利激进主义者和政治思想家安东尼奥-葛兰西的生活和工作的简明介绍。作为20世纪20年代意大利共产党的领导人，葛兰西被墨索里尼的法西斯政权逮捕并判处20年的监禁。正是在这次监禁期间，葛兰西写下了他著名的《监狱笔记》--超过2000页的关于历史、文化、政治、哲学和革命的深刻而有影响力的思考。

安东尼奥-葛兰西简介》追溯了葛兰西的生活轨迹，然后研究了他的文化、政治和哲学概念。然后，通过他最著名的概念，即 "霸权"，对葛兰西的著作进行了解释；然后，葛兰西的思想被扩展并应用于 "思考 "当代问题，以说明他独特的历史方法。本书最后对葛兰西今天的遗产进行了有价值的考察，并为进一步阅读提供了有用的提示。

乔治-霍尔和内森-斯佩尔使历史、政治和哲学专业的学生能够理解这位20世纪思想史上的开创性人物。