Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Origins: democracy in the ancient Greek world -- Introduction -- The historical emergence of Athenian democracy -- Class struggle in the Ancient Greek polis -- Cleisthenes' ref…
The concept of democracy has become tarnished in recent years, as governments become disconnected from voters and pursue unpopular policies. And yet the ideal of democracy continues to inspire movements around the world, most recently the uprisings across the Arab world.
Refreshing critical history of democracy, from ancient Greece to contemporary parliamentary systems, using a distinctive Marxist approach.
Brian Roper refreshes our understanding of democracy using a Marxist theoretical 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 …
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