Bourgeoisie, state, and democracy: Russia, Britain, France, Germany, and the USA

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

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.

The bourgeoisie : creators of democracy? -- The making of a social class : the western bourgeoisie -- The making of a social class : the post-Soviet bourgeoisie -- Bourgeois representation in political life -- Post-Soviet bourgeois representation in political life -- Class and state : the western bourgeoisie -- Class and state : the post-Soviet bourgeoisie