The fall of the Berlin wall was seen by many as the final triumph of liberal democracy over communism. But now, in the wake of the great financial crisis of 2008 and its aftermath, things look a little different. New questions are arising about capitalism and democracy, new social movements are challenging established institutions and new political possibilities are emerging. Is democracy an inevitable hostage of capitalism, or can it reinvent itself to meet the challenge of globa...
Innehållsförteckning
* Foreword: The Future of an Alternative, by Martin Duru and
* Martin Legros
* 1. The encounter with communism
* 2. From Marx to Lenin
* 3. Totalitarianism
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Om författaren
Alain Badiou is a writer, philosopher and an Emeritus Professor at the Ecole normale superieure, Paris.
Marcel Gauchet is an historian, philosopher and Director of S...