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The history of democracy : a Marxist interpretation

Title
The history of democracy : a Marxist interpretation / Brian S. Roper.
Author
Roper, Brian S. (Brian Staples), 1961-
Publication
London : Pluto Press, 2013.

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Description
xv, 310 pages; 24 cm
Summary
Brian Roper refreshes our understanding of democracy using a Marxist theoretical framework. He traces the history of democracy from ancient Athens to the emergence of liberal representative and socialist participatory democracy in Europe and North America, through to the global spread of democracy during the past century.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and index.
Contents
Origins: democracy in the ancient Greek world -- Democracy suppressed: the Roman republic and empire -- The early Middle Ages and the transition from feudalism to capitalism -- The English Revolution and parliamentary democracy -- The American Revolution and constitutional redefinition of democracy -- The revolutionary revival of democracy in France -- The revolutions of 1848-49 -- Capitalist expansion, globalisation and democratisation -- The Marxist critique of capitalism and representative democracy -- Precursors of socialist participatory democracy: the Paris Commune 1871 and Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917.
Call Number
JFE 16-349
ISBN
  • 9780745331904
  • 0745331904
  • 9780745331898
  • 0745331890
  • 9781849647137 (PDF)
  • 1849647135 (PDF)
  • 9781849647151 (Kindle)
  • 1849647151 (Kindle)
  • 9781849647144 (EPUB)
  • 1849647143 (EPUB)
LCCN
2012532757
OCLC
820225157
Author
Roper, Brian S. (Brian Staples), 1961-
Title
The history of democracy : a Marxist interpretation / Brian S. Roper.
Imprint
London : Pluto Press, 2013.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 16-349
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