Which Socialism?

Which Socialism? Marxism, Socialism and Democracy

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Can democracy provide a path to socialism? Can civil rights and democratic institutions be protected and developed in a socialist society? Does our view of the nature and value of democracy affect our understanding of socialism itself? In a world with regimes which profess to be socialist, which socialism is worth defending today?

In this powerful and provocative volume, Norberto Bobbio re-examines the uneasy relation between socialism and democracy. He argues that Marxist theory has failed to provide an adequate account of the nature and role of the state in socialist society and defends the concept of representative democracy. Bobbio's arguments sparked off a lively debate in Italy; this volume includes a reply by Antonio Negri. The volume also includes an essay by Bobbio on Marxism and international relations, and his classic text on Gramsci's conception of civil society.

Book information

ISBN: 9780745601281
Publisher: Polity Press
Imprint: Polity Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 335
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Number of pages: 242
Weight: 324g
Height: 139mm
Width: 217mm
Spine width: 17mm