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Class Struggle A Case Study Of Festus Iyayi Violence And Animata Sow Falls The Beggers Strike
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In solving the national question Leninism profer the following thesis:
a]
The world is divided into two camps: the camp of a handful of civilised
nations, which possess finance capital and exploit the vast majority of
the population of the globe; and the camp of the oppressed and
exploited peoples in the colonies and dependent countries, which
constitute that majority;
b] The colonies and dependent countries,
oppressed and exploited by finance capital, constitute a vast reserve
and a very important source of strength for imperialism;
c] The
revolutionary struggle of the oppressed peoples in the dependent and
colonial countries against imperialism is the only road that leads to
their emancipation from oppression and exploitation
1.7 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following questions were modestly answered by this research:
§ What kind of ideological vision is demonstrated by Animata Sow fall and Festus Iyayi?
§ Race struggle is the predecessor of class struggle. Discuss
§ What are the similarities and differences between class struggle and race struggle?
§ Class struggle is an inevitable pre-requisite to achieving economic growth and socio-political stability in Africa. Discuss
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Class:
A set, collection, group, or configuration containing members regarded
as having certain attributes or traits in common; a kind or category,
Social rank or caste
Class struggle: the Marxism the continual
conflict between the capitalist and working classes for economic and
political power Also called class war
Race struggle: conflicts or war between races and civilizations
Proletariat:
The class of industrial wage earners who, possessing neither capital
nor production means, must earn their living by selling their labor
Bourgeoisie:
In Marxist theory, the social group opposed to the proletariat in the
class struggle. The ruling class of the two basic classes of capitalist
society, consisting of capitalists, manufacturers, bankers, and other
employers. The bourgeoisie owns the most important of the means of
production, through which it exploits the working class
Capitalism:
An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are
privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the
accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market
Means of production: the raw materials and means of labour (tools, machines, etc.) employed in the production process
Marxist-Leninist
theory: An expanded form of Marxism that emphasizes Lenin's concept of
imperialism as the final stage of capitalism and shifts the focus of
struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The Concept of Class struggle describes the constant conflict among the existing strata in every society. The purpose of this academic research is to explore the meaning and important of class struggle in the context of the selected texts. The theoretical framework for this research is the Marxist-Leninist theory, which could be simply summarized as the reaction of the exploited to get rid of exploitation and the exploiters. Various styles used by the duo of Iyayi and Falls is described. In the ... Continue reading---
