On The Reproduction Of Capitalism: Ideology And Ideological State Apparatuses by Louis Althusser, G. M. Goshgarian

On the Reproduction of Capitalism: Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses is a book by Louis Althusser, translated by G. M. Goshgarian, that develops his theory of how capitalist societies are perpetuated. It argues that capitalist ideology is reproduced through institutions like schools, families, and media, known as Ideological State Apparatuses (ISAs), which shape individuals to accept the existing social and economic order with less reliance on overt force. The book includes the famous essay "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses" and provides a broader context for Althusser's ideas on historical materialism and revolutionary struggle.