Democracy against Capitalism

Renewing Historical Materialism

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Paperback | 8 May 1995

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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 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.

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"...a provocative, much needed, and timely intervention. It will invigorate and arm those who wish to argue against the dead end of the politics of difference and reassert the centrality of class theory and politics." Contemporary Sociology "Wood stakes out a strong and clear perspective here. It is an important one and should receive a wide hearing." Michael A. Principe, Canadian Philosophical Reviews "This relevant anthology will be read with interest by any philosopher interested in social theory." Ethics "...a terrific book that deserves to become a classic of our political tendency...Wood provides a brilliant explication and defense of the key theoretical concepts relevant to socialism..." Against the Current "This book deserves to be read by more than social theorists and followers of contemporary marxist debate. Wood engages in a critique of capitalism not despite the apparent triumph of captalism but because of it." John P. Burke, Research in Philosophy and Technology

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Non-Fiction Economics Politics & Government Political Structure & Processes Political Structures & Democracy History General & World History Political Science & Theory Political Ideologies & Movements Socialism & Left-of-Centre Democratic Ideologies

Introduction
Historical Materialism and the Specificity of Capitalism
The separation of the 'economic' and 'political' in capitalism
Rethinking base and superstructure
Class as process and relationship
History or technological determinism?
History or teleology? Marx v. Weber
Democracy against Capitalism
Labour and democracy, ancient and modern
The demos v. 'we, the people': from ancient to modern conceptions of citizenship
Civil society and the politics of identity
Capitalism and human emancipation: race, gender and democracy
Conclusion
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