History of Democracy - A Marxist Interpretation

Informationen zum Autor Brian S. Roper lectures in Politics at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He has been involved in the socialist left and political activism in New Zealand since the early 1980s. He is the author of Prosperity for All? Economic, Social and Political Change in New Zealand since 1935 (2005). Klappentext In this stunning and panoramic survey! Brian Roper sheds enormous light on the theory and practice of democracy across the ages' - David McNally! Professor of Political Science! York University! author of Another World is Possible and Global Slump 'Democracy is the product of intense class struggles rather than the incremental decisions of enlightened lawmakers. Brian Roper's insightful and coherent survey convincingly makes this argument through a series of accessible studies that range from ancient Athens through the English Civil War to the workers' revolutions of the 19th and 20th centuries' - Rick Kuhn! Deutscher Prize winner! Reader in Politics at the Australian National University Zusammenfassung A critique of liberal democracy! from ancient Athens to today.

Product details

• Authors: Brian S Roper, Brian S. Roper, Roper Brian S.
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.11.2012
• EAN: 9780745331898
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3189-8
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political structures: democracy, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Marxism & Communism