Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice CONTENIDO: Perspectives on democratic theory -- The liberal idea -- Communitarianism and culture -- The conservative disposition -- Anarchism and freedom -- Changing the world -- Democratic socialism -- Communis, and revolution -- The fascist worldview -- The radical imagination -- Critical theory -- Postmodernism and poststructuralism -- Postcolonial political theory -- New social movements -- The African-American heritage -- Gendered experiences -- Ecological visions -- Conclusion: The end of history?.