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ISBN: 978-0-9523454-5-9 | 88 pages
"This is a trenchant and timely re-statement of the classical
Marxist analysis of the nature of the capitalist state, brought
up to date. The author has combined a concise survey of the
bloody history of the British state and empire, with illuminating
critiques of a number of recently popular accounts, for example
those of John Holloway, and Hardt and Negri. The aim is to
show 'how seemingly disparate struggles for rights can find
their lasting solution in the struggle for democratic power
itself', and he sets out his ideas as to what a democratic
state might look like. This well-informed and sophisticated book
can be recommended to students and activists alike."
Bill Bowring, Professor of Law
Birkbeck College, University of London
Unmasking the State
a rough guide to real democracy
by Paul Feldman
Analyses the historical origins of the contemporary British capitalist state and the long struggle for democracy and political rights, from the Levellers to the Chartists and beyond. Describes the changes to the state under globalisation and how representative democracy has been undermined. Makes a series of proposals for a new, transitional state to extend democracy into workplaces and society as a whole.
Contents
Chapter 1: The ‘mystery’ of the state
a theory of the state
the making of the state
Chapter 2: The struggle for democracy
the Radical movement
the Chartists
the Suffragettes
the right to vote
Chapter 3: A market state
globalisation
‘hollowing out’
an authoritarian state
growing inequality
Chapter 4: The voice of the people
bypassing the state
the voice of the people
Chapter 5: A way forward
democratic rights
economic and social rights
law and the legal system
crime and punishment
the police and the secret state
state administration
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