History of democracy a Marxist interpretation - Roper, Brian S (Brian Staples) 1961- (London Pluto Press, 2013)
Origins: democracy in the ancient Greek world --Democracy suppressed: the Roman republic and empire -- The early Middle Ages and the transition from feudalism to capitalism -- The English Revolution and parliamentary democracy -- The American Revolution and constitutional redefinition of democracy -- The revolutionary revival of democracy in France -- The revolutions of 1848-49 -- Capitalist expansion, globalisation and democratisation -- The Marxist critique of capitalism and representative democracy -- Precursors of socialist participatory democracy: the Paris Commune 1871 and Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-294) and index.
Keywords: Democracy -- History; Democracy -- Philosophy; Philosophy, Marxist