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Key arguments in louis althussers ideology and ideological state apparatuses the capitalist state requires not only a realistic mechanistic means of reproducing goods machinery and workers to operate it, but also a reliable means of reproducing the labourpower that produces the. Professor at the ecole normale superieure in paris. Louis althusser 1971 education to althusser performs 2 functions it. Louis althusser how texts create an ideal reader the persuasive aspects of all kinds of texts are what fascinated althusser.
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