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Representative Democracy
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A Citizen Legislature  Callenbach, Ernest; Phillips, Michael Book 1985 Arguing from the premise that the present electoral system is unrepresentative and promotes corruption, the authors propose going back to the Athenian system of choosing representatives: by lottery. The History of Democracy: A Marxist Interpretation Roper, Brian S. Book 2013 Roper traces the history of democracy from ancient Athens to the emergence of liberal representative and socialist participatory democracy. He argues that democracy cannot be understood separately fro... Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution: Volume I: State and Bureaucracy Draper, Hal Book 1977 A wide-ranging and thorough exposition of Marx's views on democracy. Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution: Volume II: The Politics of Social Classes Draper, Hal Book 1978 Draper ranges through the development of the thought of Marx and Engels on the role of classes in society. On Revolution Arendt, Hannah Book 1963 Arendt examines the American, French, and Russian revolutions and draws conclusions about the meaning of revolution. Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and Justice Zinn, Howard Book 1990 Essays looking at American political ideology. Socialism and Revolution Gorz, Andre Book 1967 Representative democracy in every industrially advanced country is in a state of profound crisis. But we have been accustomed for so long to accept democracy in the form of its outward appearances and... Wobblies & Zapatistas: Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism and Radical Theory Lynd, Staughton; Grubacic, Andrej Book 2008 Wobblies and Zapatistas offers readers an encounter between two generations and two traditions. Staughton Lynd and Andrej Grubacic meet in dialogue in an effort to bring together the anarchist and Mar... |
