The fact that it came at the very time when many european nations were turning their backs on democratic politics entirely made its impact greater still1 by the mid 1930s many american radicals were to be found openly wondering whether democracy had a future in the united states or whether instead it would be replaced by a fascist inspired . This book offers a compact history of democratic thought marc stears moves from democratic progressive activists at the turn of the twentieth century to new le. Demanding democracy american radicals in search of a new politics marc stears the bulk of demanding democracy is an interpretation of 60 years of american radical democratic thought and activism through the lens of these concerns and it proves a most fruitful way of thinking about this history particularly because stears is acutely . Marc stears demanding democracy american radicals in search of a new politicsprinceton nj princeton university press 2010 pp x 249 3095. Demanding democracy american radicals in search of a new politics this is a major work of history and political theory that traces radical democratic thought in america across the twentieth century seeking to recover ideas that could reenergize democratic activism today