The Davidson Debate

Bourgeois Revolutions in Historical Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-72432-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 343, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Historical Materialism Book Series

In the words of Mike Davis, Neil Davidson’s How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? (2012) "resets the entire debate on the character of revolutions: bourgeois, democratic, and socialist". Epic in scale and nuanced in its address to a wide range of questions on the emergence of capitalism, Davidson’s book made a major contribution to understanding the historical character of political change. The Davidson Debate brings Bridget Fowler’s introduction to the debates, with three important responses to the book by Dylan Riley, Charles Post and Heide Gerstenberger, as well as the authors long and sustained reply to his critics. Supplementing and extending his earlier work, this book represents an important further contribution to Marxist scholarship. The Davidson debate will, no doubt continue, and this collection will play an important role in future discussion of the important questions it addressed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davidson, Neil Douglas

Weitere Mitwirkende

Edwards, Steve

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Editorial Note

1 Property Leading the People? Dylan Riley

2 ‘How Bourgeois Were the Bourgeois Revolutions?’: Remarks on Neil Davidson’s Book Heide Gerstenberger

3 How Capitalist Were the ‘Bourgeois Revolutions’? Charles Post

4 Why Marxism Needs the Concept of Bourgeois Revolution Neil Davidson

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Neil Davidson was one of the most prominent Marxist theorists of his generation. His pioneering work on bourgeois revolution, transition to capitalism in Scotland and the history of capitalist societies have contributed to the renewal of Marxist scholarship.