Mаrxism аnd Dеmocrаcy (Mаrxist Introductions)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 1993-08-26
List price: $68.00
The collapse of the Soviet Union would seem to sound the death knell for Marxism as a blueprint for social change. Why has this doctrine--the repository of so many hopes and dreams--failed in its grand ambition to liberate the human race from poverty and oppression? Through a critical and systematic analysis of what Marx and his interpreters had to say about democracy, Joseph Femia sheds light on the reasons for this failure. His book explores the bewildering variety of Marxist attitudes to democracy, and relates this diversity to Marxism’s inconsistent goals: active political partici...