Speaking Truth to Ourselves: Lukács, ‘False Consciousness’ and a Dilemma of Identity Politics in DemocracyFootnote1

1. Lukács’ unhappy style and Livingstone's infelicitous translation taxed my linguistic skills to the limit; I want to thank K. P. Tauber for helping to pay that tax. D. Blocker corrected many of my errors. Thanks are also due to A. O. Rorty and G. C. Cifoletti for ancient comments which sent this work into a profitable period of hibernation from the first draft of 1986 to the second draft of 1996.

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