Marxism and Democracy (Paperback, Revised)

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 participation and all-embracing central planning, human emancipation and collective submission to the dialectical "truths" of history. Dr. Femia explains why Marxism's internal contradictions have always, in practice, been "solved" through the imposition of despotic modes of government. Marxism's tragic flaw, he concludes, is its unwillingness to recognize the distinctiveness and independence of the individual.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1993
First published:	February 2002
Authors:	Joseph V. Femia (Senior Lecturer in Political Theory)
Dimensions:	218 x 138 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	194
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-827921-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state Promotions
LSN:	0-19-827921-3
Barcode:	9780198279211

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