Democracy past and future

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Democracy Past and Future is the first English-language collection of Pierre Rosanvallon's most important essays on the historical origins, contemporary difficulties, and future prospects of democratic life. One of Europe's leading political thinkers, Rosanvallon proposes in these essays new readings of the history, aims, and possibilities of democratic theory and practice, and provides unique theoretical understandings of key moments in democracy's trajectory, from the French Revolution and the struggles for universal suffrage to European unification and the crises.  Read more... Cover Half title Series Page Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgments and Permissions Introduction: Antitotalitarianism and After Part I. The Study of Politics in History Chapter 1. Inaugural Lecture, Collège de France Chapter 2. Toward a Philosophical History of the Political Part II. The Voluntarist Drive to Unity Chapter 3. Revolutionary Democracy Chapter 4. The Republic of Universal Suffrage Part III. The Allure of Rationalism Chapter 5. François Guizot and the Sovereignty of Reason Chapter 6. Political Rationalism and Democracy in France Part IV. Civil Society Chapter 7. The Market, Liberalism, and Anti-liberalism Chapter 8. Marx and Civil Society Part V. The Future of Democracy Chapter 9. From the Past to the Future of Democracy Chapter 10. The Transformation of Democracy and the Future of Europe Postscript: Democracy in an Era of Distrust Notes Bibliography of Pierre Rosanvallon's Principal Publications Index