{"product_id":"what-is-to-be-done-a-dialogue-on-communism-capitalism-and-the-future-of-democracy-hardback-9781509501700","title":"What Is To Be Done?; A Dialogue on Communism, Capitalism, and the Future of Democracy (Hardback) 9781509501700","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat Is To Be Done?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Dialogue on Communism, Capitalism, and the Future of Democracy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlain Badiou (Author), Marcel Gauchet (Author), Susan Spitzer (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509501700, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 December 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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can it reinvent itself to meet the challenge of globalization?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn an exclusive, previously unpublished dialogue, Alain Badiou, a key figure of the radical left and a leading advocate of the communist idea, and Marcel Gauchet, a major exponent of anti-totalitarianism and a champion of liberal democracy, confront one another. Together, they take stock of history, interrogate one another�s views and defend their respective projects: on the one side, the revival of �the communist hypothesis,� and on the other, the radical reform of a contested democratic model.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eForeword: The Future of an Alternative, by Martin Duru and \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartin Legros \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. The encounter with communism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. From Marx to Lenin \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Totalitarianism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The return of the communist hypothesis? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. What is the meaning of the crisis? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The end of imperial logic, or the continuation? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. The deconstruction of capitalism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Why we�re not finished with politics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: In search of a lost deal? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441780093208,"sku":"9781509501700","price":34.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509501700.jpg?v=1785024590","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/what-is-to-be-done-a-dialogue-on-communism-capitalism-and-the-future-of-democracy-hardback-9781509501700","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}