Bourgeoisie, state and democracy
Subtitle: Russia, Britain, France, Germany, and the USA
By: Graeme Gill.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9780199544684
Subjects: Middle class -- Russia (Federation) -- Political activity; Middle class -- Western countries -- Political activity; Social classes -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation); Social classes -- Political aspects -- Western countries; Political participation -- Russia (Federation); Political participation -- Western countries; Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-; Western countries -- Politics and government
Description: "One of the key questions in social science is the role of the bourgeoisie in creating a democracy. An important issue in contemporary international politics is the trajectory of the current Russian political system. This book brings these questions together by exploring the role played by the bourgeoisie in shaping political outcomes in five countries: contemporary Russia, and industrial revolution Britain, France, Germany, and the USA. Its focus is the way the different new business classes have been integrated into the political system, and the implications this had for the political trajectories of the respective countries. The contemporary Russian experience is thrown into relief by comparison with the national experiences of the other four countries, enabling conclusions to be drawn about both the general question of the historic role of this class in democratisation and the more specific question of its role in Russia today."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The bourgeoisie : creators of democracy?; title: The making of a social class : the western bourgeoisie; title: The making of a social class : the post-Soviet bourgeoisie; title: Bourgeois representation in political life; title: Post-Soviet bourgeois representation in political life; title: Class and state : the western bourgeoisie; title: Class and state : the post-Soviet bourgeoisie.