Unmasking the State (Housmans 18.03.09)

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Housmans – radical booksellers since 1945
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‘Unmasking the State: A Rough Guide to Real Democracy’
with Paul Feldman

Wednesday 18th March – 7pm
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Housmans are delighted to welcome Paul Feldman to discuss his latest book ‘Unmasking the State: a rough guide to real democracy’.

The book analyses the historical origins of the contemporary British capitalist state and the long struggle for democracy and political rights, from the Levellers to the Chartists and beyond. It then goes on to describes the changes to the state under globalisation and how representative democracy has been undermined.

Paul also makes a series of proposals for a new, transitional state to extend democracy into workplaces and society as a whole.

The talk will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.

About the speaker:

Paul is communications editor for A World to Win (www.aworldtowin.net) and is co-author with Corinna Lotz of a major book, also called ‘A World to Win’, that presents a detailed analysis of the corporate-driven globalisation process. With Gerry Gold, Paul also authored 'A House of Cards – from fantasy finance to global crash', about the financial crisis.

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Event information:

Wednesday 18th March – 7pm
Housmans Bookshop
5 Caledonian Road
King's Cross
London N1 9DX
Tel: 020 7837 4473

Free entry
Nearest tube: King's Cross

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