Description
| Product ID: | 9781784782443 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Radical Thinkers Set 12 |
| Title: | Democracy Against Capitalism |
| Subtitle: | Renewing Historical Materialism |
| Authors: | Author: Ellen Meiksins Wood |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Social and political philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Political structures: democracy, Economic systems and structures, Marxism & Communism, Political structures: democracy, Economic systems & structures |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A magnificent recasting of historical materialism which highlights capitalism's intrinsically antagonistic relationship to democracy Historian and political thinker Ellen Meiksins Wood argues that theories of “postmodern” fragmentation, “difference,” and con-tingency can barely accommodate the idea of capitalism, let alone subject it to critique. In this book she sets out to renew the critical program of historical materialism by redefining its basic concepts and its theory of history in original and imaginative ways, using them to identify the specificity of capitalism as a system of social relations and political power. She goes on to explore the concept of democracy in both the ancient and modern world, examining its relation to capitalism, and raising questions about how democracy might go beyond the limits imposed on it. |
| Imprint Name: | Verso Books |
| Publisher Name: | Verso Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-02-02 |
