Democracy Against Capitalism: Renewing Historical Materialism
by Ellen Meiksins Wood
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Ellen Meiksins Wood argues that with the collapse of Communism the theoretical project of Marxism and its critique of capitalism is more timely and important than ever. Current intellectual fashions of the left which emphasise 'post-modern' fragmentation, 'difference', contingency and the 'politics of identity' can barely accommodate the idea of capitalism, let alone subject the capitalist system to critique. In this book she sets out to renew the critical programme of historical materialism show more 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 the concept's relation to capitalism, and raising questions about how democracy might go beyond the limits imposed on it by capitalism. show lessTags
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Ellen Meiksins Wood is a leading political theorist and highly influential historian. For many years Professor of Political Science a York University, Toronto, she is the author of many books, including The Pristine Culture of Capitalism, The Origin of Capitalism, Peasant-Citizen and Slave. Citizens to Lords, Empire of 'Capital, and Liberty and show more Properly. show less
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Radical Thinkers (109 - Set 12(1))
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- Canonical title
- Democracy Against Capitalism: Renewing Historical Materialism
- Original publication date
- 1995
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- Economics, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, General Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
- DDC/MDS
- 335.4119 — Society, Government, and Culture Economics Socialism and related systems Marxian systems Philosophic foundations, economic concepts, aims Philosophic foundations
- LCC
- HB97.5 .W62 — Social sciences Economic theory. Demography Economic theory. Demography History of economics. History of economic
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