民主主義の歴史：マルクス主義的解釈 History of Democracy : A Marxist Interpretation -- Hardback

Roper, Brian S.

Pluto Press（2012/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 310 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780745331904
• DDC分類 321.809

Full Description

Democracy under neoliberalism has become tarnished, as governments become disconnected from voters and pursue policies against the interests of the people. And yet the ideal of democracy continues to inspire movements around the world.Brian Roper refreshes our understanding of democracy using a Marxist 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.An an alternative, he offers an engaging Marxist critique of representative democracy, which has the potential to undermine the existing status quo.

Contents

Preface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Origins: Democracy in the Ancient Greek World2. Democracy Suppressed: The Roman Republic3. The Early Middle Ages and the Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism4. The English Revolution and Parliamentary Democracy5. The American Revolution and Constitutional Redefinition of Democracy6. The Revolutionary Revival of Democracy in France7. The Revolutions of 1848-498. Capitalist Expansion, Globalization and Democratization9. The Marxist Critique of Capitalism and Representative Democracy10. Precursors of Socialist Participatory Democracy: The Paris Commune 1871 and Russian Revolutions 1905 and 1917General Bibliography