U.S.A: Columbia University Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Handsome volume in black cloth with copper titles on spine, clean, unmarked, tight & solid. In this rethinking of Marxism and its blind spots, Dick Howard argues that the collapse of European communism in 1989 should not be identified with a victory for capitalism. but rather that it makes possible a wholesale reevaluation of democratic politics in the United States and abroad. He contends that ot is democracy, not Marxism, that is radical and revolutionary and offers his readers a new way of thinking about democratic politics as a political ideal. Polirtical philosophy to make one think.353 pp with Notes and Index. 6.4 x 9.4 inches. 2002, Columbia University Press, New York.

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Originally published: 2002. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Bookseller: The Parnassus BookShop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 023859
Title: The Specter of Democracy
Author: Howard, Dick
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0231124848
ISBN 13: 9780231124843
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Place of Publication: U.S.A
Date Published: 2002
Size: 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
Keywords: DEMOCRACY KARL MARX, 1818-1883 REPUBLICANISM COMMUNISM AMERICA CAPITALISM TOTALITARIANISM FRANCE ECONOMIC THEORY
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