The Democracy Project: A History, a Crisis, a Movement
The Democracy Project: A History, a Crisis, a Movement
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民主计划：一段历史、一场危机、一场运动
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2013
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D. Graeber
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对世界上最强大的政治理念的大胆反思——民主——以及激进民主如何改变美国的故事——民主自革命前就一直是美国的宗教——从新英格兰的市政厅到大西洋海盗船的多元文化民主。但是，我们目前的政治制度似乎只对我们当中最富有的人负责，让大多数美国人感到被孤立、没有发言权、被剥夺了公民权，这真的能被称为民主吗？如果我们的民主制度不能解决我们面临的日益严重的危机，我们这些普通公民又怎么能做出改变呢？大卫·格雷伯是他那一代最具影响力的学者和活动家之一，他带领读者踏上了一段民主思想之旅，挑衅性地重新定位了我们对关键历史时刻的理解，并从中提取了今天的教训——从雅典民主的诞生和美利坚合众国的建立，到20世纪的全球革命和新一代活动家的崛起。这一切的基础是一个令人振奋的论点，即面对这个国家日益集中的财富和权力，一个重新焕发活力、重新构想的民主——一个基于共识、平等和广泛参与的民主——仍然可以为我们提供我们想要的公正、自由和公平的社会。民主计划讲述了民主精神的韧性和民主理念的适应性。它对重要的历史提供了一个全新的视角，并慷慨激昂地论证了激进民主比以往任何时候都是我们最大的希望。
A bold rethinking of the most powerful political idea in the world—democracy—and the story of how radical democracy can yet transform America Democracy has been the American religion since before the Revolution—from New England town halls to the multicultural democracy of Atlantic pirate ships. But can our current political system, one that seems responsive only to the wealthiest among us and leaves most Americans feeling disengaged, voiceless, and disenfranchised, really be called democratic? And if the tools of our democracy are not working to solve the rising crises we face, how can we—average citizens—make change happen? David Graeber, one of the most influential scholars and activists of his generation, takes readers on a journey through the idea of democracy, provocatively reorienting our understanding of pivotal historical moments, and extracts their lessons for today—from the birth of Athenian democracy and the founding of the United States of America to the global revolutions of the twentieth century and the rise of a new generation of activists. Underlying it all is a bracing argument that in the face of increasingly concentrated wealth and power in this country, a reenergized, reconceived democracy—one based on consensus, equality, and broad participation—can yet provide us with the just, free, and fair society we want. The Democracy Project tells the story of the resilience of the democratic spirit and the adaptability of the democratic idea. It offers a fresh take on vital history and an impassioned argument that radical democracy is, more than ever, our best hope.