'In this timely book, Michele Barrett dissects the uses and abuses of the concept of ideology with exemplary lucidity and precision. By doing so, she opens the way to a vital reassessment of subjectivity and humanist values, a critical move in the development of a post-Marxist politics.' <i>Jeffrey Weeks, Bristol Polytechnic</i> <p><i>'The Politics of Truth</i> is an engaging and at times impassioned read, and Barrett is to be commended for her remarkable lucidity in communicating some pretty obscure formulations and debates.' <i>Sociology</i></p> <p>'Barrett's book is indispensable for all those interested not only in the current problems surrounding Marxism, but also in ways of dealing with them.' <i>Women in Philosophy Newsletter</i></p> <p>'An essential contribution to current debates in a field with central significance for the future of social theory.' <i>Theory, Culture and Society</i></p>