ISBN10: 0745633153, ISBN13: 9780745633152, [publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Oxford] Softcover First Edition Paperback. Post-Democracy is a polemical work that goes beyond current complaints about the failings of our democracy and explores the deeper social and economic forces that account for the current malaise. Colin Crouch argues that the decline of those social classes which had made possible an active and critical mass politics has combined with the rise of global capitalism to produce a self-referential political class more concerned with forging links with wealthy business interests than with pursuing political programmes which meet the concerns of ordinary people. He shows how, in some respects, politics at the dawn of the twenty-first century returns us to a world familiar well before the start of the twentieth, when politics was a game played among elites. However, Crouch maintains that the experience of the twentieth century remains salient and it reminds us of possibilities for the revival of politics. This engaging book will prove challenging to all those who claim that advanced societies have reached a virtual best of all possible democratic worlds, and will be compelling reading for anyone interested in the shape of twenty-first-century politics. * presents an original and polemical argument about the direction politics is taking in the 21st century, which is highly relevant to current debates centring around Tony Blair and New Labour. Shipping ...
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ISBN10: 0745633153, ISBN13: 9780745633152, [publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Oxford] Softcover First Edition Paperback. Post-Democracy is a polemical work that goes beyond current complaints about the failings of our democracy and explores the deeper social and economic forces that account for the current malaise. Colin Crouch argues that the decline of those social classes which had made possible an active and critical mass politics has combined with the rise of global capitalism to produce a self-referential political class more concerned with forging links with wealthy business interests than with pursuing political programmes which meet the concerns of ordinary people. He shows how, in some respects, politics at the dawn of the twenty-first century returns us to a world familiar well before the start of the twentieth, when politics was a game played among elites. However, Crouch maintains that the experience of the twentieth century remains salient and it reminds us of possibilities for the revival of politics. This engaging book will prove challenging to all those who claim that advanced societies have reached a virtual best of all possible democratic worlds, and will be compelling reading for anyone interested in the shape of twenty-first-century politics. * presents an original and polemical argument about the direction politics is taking in the 21st century, which is highly relevant to current debates centring around Tony Blair and New Labour. Shipping ...

ISBN10: 0745633153, ISBN13: 9780745633152, [publisher: Polity Press 2004-06-23, Oxford] Softcover Language: ENG
[Oxford, OX, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 0745633153, ISBN13: 9780745633152, [publisher: Polity Press] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. presents an original and polemical argument about the direction politics is taking in the 21st century, which is highly relevant to current debates centring around Tony Blair and New Labour.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 0745633153, ISBN13: 9780745633152, [publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd] Softcover First Edition 2004. 1st Edition. Paperback. * presents an original and polemical argument about the direction politics is taking in the 21st century, which is highly relevant to current debates centring around Tony Blair and New Labour. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184. . . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 0745633153, ISBN13: 9780745633152, [publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd] Softcover 2004. 1st Edition. Paperback. * presents an original and polemical argument about the direction politics is taking in the 21st century, which is highly relevant to current debates centring around Tony Blair and New Labour. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
[Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]