Democracy Against Capitalism : Renewing Historical Materialism
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Radical Thinkers
ISBN-10
1784782440
ISBN-13
9781784782443
Publisher
Verso Books
Imprint
Verso Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 2nd, 2016
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
258 grams
Dimensions
19.60 x 13.10 x 2.40 cms
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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 contingency can barely accommodate the idea of capitalism, let alone subject it to critique. In this book she sets out to renew the critical programme 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.
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