In this study of politics in capitalist society Bryan Turner explores the development of citizenship as a way of demonstrating the effective use of political institutions by the working class and other subordinate groups to promote their interests. Marxist criticisms of reformism are rejected; it is shown that subordinate groups can achieve significant advances in social and economic rights, and that democracy is not a sham but a necessary mechanism for the pursuit of interests.
| ISBN: | 9781317652434 |
| Publication date: | 21st August 2014 |
| Author: | Turner, Bryan S. |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |