A Cultural History of Democracy
Published on 8. February 2024
Book
978-1-350-44034-0 (ISBN)
Description
How has the concept of democracy been understood, manifested, reimagined and represented through the ages? In a work that spans 2,500 years these fundamental questions are addressed by 66 experts, each contributing their overview of a theme applied to a period in history. With the help of a broad range of case material they illustrate the physical, social and cultural contexts of democracy in Western culture from antiquity to the present.
Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter themes are identical across each of the volumes. Superbly illustrated, this paperback edition of the full six-volume set combines to present the most comprehensive and authoritative survey available on democracy throughout history.
The six volumes cover: 1. Antiquity (500 BCE-565 CE); 2. Medieval Age (565-1450); 3. Renaissance (1450-1650); 4. Age of Enlightenment (1650-1800); 5. Age of Empire (1800-1920); 6. Modern Age (1920-present)
Each volume discusses the same themes in its ten chapters: sovereignty; liberty; the 'common good'; economic and social democracy; religion and the principles of political obligation; gender and citizenship; ethnicity, race and nationalism; democratic processes, revolutions and civil resistance; international relations; and expanding the polis, transforming sovereignty.
The page extent for the pack is approximately 2016pp.
The Cultural Histories Series
A Cultural History of Democracy is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available as hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a tangible reference for their shelves or as part of a fully-searchable digital library. The digital product is available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access via www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com. Individual volumes for academics and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also available in print or digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com.
Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter themes are identical across each of the volumes. Superbly illustrated, this paperback edition of the full six-volume set combines to present the most comprehensive and authoritative survey available on democracy throughout history.
The six volumes cover: 1. Antiquity (500 BCE-565 CE); 2. Medieval Age (565-1450); 3. Renaissance (1450-1650); 4. Age of Enlightenment (1650-1800); 5. Age of Empire (1800-1920); 6. Modern Age (1920-present)
Each volume discusses the same themes in its ten chapters: sovereignty; liberty; the 'common good'; economic and social democracy; religion and the principles of political obligation; gender and citizenship; ethnicity, race and nationalism; democratic processes, revolutions and civil resistance; international relations; and expanding the polis, transforming sovereignty.
The page extent for the pack is approximately 2016pp.
The Cultural Histories Series
A Cultural History of Democracy is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available as hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a tangible reference for their shelves or as part of a fully-searchable digital library. The digital product is available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access via www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com. Individual volumes for academics and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also available in print or digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
268 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 84 mm
Weight
3210 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-44034-0 (9781350440340)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Eugenio Biagini is Professor of History at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, UK. A historian of liberalism and democracy, he has written on British, Irish and Italian history since 1789. His publications include British Democracy and Irish nationalism 1876-1906 (2007), The Shaping of Modern Ireland (2016, edited with Daniel Mulhall), Currents of Radicalism. Popular Radicalism, Organized Labour and Party Politics in Britain, 1850-1914, (1991, edited with A. J. Reid), and Citizenship and Community. Liberals, Radicals and Collective Identities in the British Isles 1865-1931, (1996).
Content
Volume 1: A Cultural History of Democracy in Antiquity, Edited by Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge, UK and Carol Atack, University of Oxford, UK
1. Sovereignty, Andrew Monson (New York University, USA) and Carol Atack (University of Cambridge, UK)
2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, Valentina Arena (University College London, UK)
3. The Common Good, Dhananjay Jagannathan (Columbia University, USA)
4. Economic and Social Democracy, Emily Mackil (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Georgia Petridou (University of Liverpool, UK)
6. Citizenship and Gender, Carol Atack (University of Cambridge, UK)
7. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism, Denise Eileen McCoskey (Miami University, USA)
8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance, Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge, UK)
9. International Relations, Carol Atack with Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge, UK)
10. Beyond the Classical Polis, Benjamin Gray (Birkbeck, University of London, UK)
Volume 2: A Cultural History of Democracy in the Medieval Age, Edited by Ken Pennington, The Catholic University of America, USA and David Napolitano, University of Cambridge, UK
1. Sovereignty, Kenneth J. Pennington (Catholic University of America, USA)
2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, Atria A. Larson (Saint Louis University, USA)
3. The Common Good, Jan Dumolyn (Ghent University, Belgium)
4. Economic and Social Democracy, Peter Hoppenbrouwers (Leiden University, Netherlands)
5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Joseph Canning (University of Cambridge, UK)
6. Citizenship and Gender, Edward Muir (Northwestern University, USA)
7. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism, Walter Pohl (University of Vienna, Austria)
8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance, Jelle Haemers (University of Leuven, Belgium)
9. International Relations, Dante Fedele (French National Center for Scientific Research, France)
10. Beyond the Polis, Gianluca Raccagni (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Volume 3: A Cultural History of Democracy in the Renaissance, Edited by Virginia Cox, New York University, USA and Joanne Paul, University of Sussex, UK
1. Sovereignty, Dan Lee (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, Peter Stacey (University of California, LA, USA)
3. The "Common Good", Simone Maghenzani (Girton College, University of Cambridge, UK)
4. Economic and Social Democracy, Anna K. Becker (Aarhus University, Denmark)
5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Ethan H. Shagan (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
6. Citizenship and Gender, Virginia Cox (New York University, USA)
7. Ethnicity, Race and Nationalism, Peter Stamatov (Yale University, USA)
8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions and Civil Resistance, David Ragazzoni (Columbia University, USA)
9. International Relations, Kurosh Meshkat (BL-Qatar Foundation Project)
10. Beyond the Polis, Transforming Sovereignty, Kirsty Rolfe (Leiden University, Netherlands
Volume 4: A Cultural History of Democracy in the Age of Enlightenment, Edited by Michael Mosher, University of Tulsa, USA and Anna Plassart, Open University, UK
1. Sovereignty, Daniel Lee (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, Yoshie Kawade (University of Tokyo, Japan)
3. The "Common Good", Rebecca Kingston (University of Toronto, Canada)
4. Economic and Social Democracy, Alexander Schmidt (Vanderbilt University, USA)
5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Niall O'Flaherty (King's College London, UK),
6. Citizenship and Gender, Dorinda Outram (University of Rochester, USA)
7. Ethnicity, Race and Nationalism, Inder Marwah (McMaster University, Canada)
8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance, Michael Mosher (University of Tulsa, USA)
9. International Relations, James Stafford (Columbia University, USA)
10. Beyond the Polis, Transforming Sovereignty, Joanna Innes (University of Oxford, UK)
Volume 5: A Cultural History of Democracy in the Age of Empire, Edited by Tom Brooking, Otago University, New Zealand and Todd M. Thompson, Biola University, USA
1. Sovereignty, John E. Martin (Independent scholar, New Zealand)
2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, Andrew Geddis (University of Otago, New Zealand)
3. The Common Good, Frank Bongiorno (Australian National University, Australia)
4. Economic and Social Democracy, Andrew Sartori (New York University, USA)
5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Colin Barr (University of Aberdeen, UK) and Eugenio F. Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK)
6. Citizenship and Gender, Laura E. Nym Mayhall (Catholic University of America, USA)
7. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism, Joshua D. Smith (Biola University, USA), Tom Brooking (University of Otago, New Zealand), and Todd M.Thompson (Biola University, USA)
8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance, Aishwary Kumar (University of Goettingen, Germany)
9. International Relations, Michelle Tusan (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA)
10. Beyond the Polis, Jim McAloon (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Volume 6: A Cultural History of Democracy in the Modern Age, Edited by Eugenio Biagini, University of Cambridge, UK and Gary Gerstle, University of Cambridge, UK
1. Sovereignty, 0Emma Hunter (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Joel Isaac (University of Chicago, USA)
2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, H. Kumarsasingham (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Marius Strubenhoff (University of Sheffield, UK)
3. The Common Good, Eugenio Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK) and Ornit Shani (University of Haifa, Israel)
4. Social and Economic Democracy, James T. Kloppenberg and John Gee (Harvard University, USA)
5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Eugenio Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK) and Todd M. Thompson (Biola University, USA)
6. Citizenship and Gender, Ragnhei?ur Kristjansdottir (University of Iceland, Iceland) and Anupama Roy (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
7. Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism, Saul Dubow (University of Cambridge, UK) and Gary Gerstle (University of Cambridge, UK)
8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions and Civil Resistance, Franco Andreucci (University of Pisa, Italy)
9. International Relations, Elizabeth Bogwardt (Washington University, USA) and Eugenio Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK)
10. Beyond the Polis, Nadia Urbinati (Columbia University, USA) and Vikram Visana (University of Huddersfield, UK)
1. Sovereignty, Andrew Monson (New York University, USA) and Carol Atack (University of Cambridge, UK)
2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, Valentina Arena (University College London, UK)
3. The Common Good, Dhananjay Jagannathan (Columbia University, USA)
4. Economic and Social Democracy, Emily Mackil (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Georgia Petridou (University of Liverpool, UK)
6. Citizenship and Gender, Carol Atack (University of Cambridge, UK)
7. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism, Denise Eileen McCoskey (Miami University, USA)
8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance, Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge, UK)
9. International Relations, Carol Atack with Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge, UK)
10. Beyond the Classical Polis, Benjamin Gray (Birkbeck, University of London, UK)
Volume 2: A Cultural History of Democracy in the Medieval Age, Edited by Ken Pennington, The Catholic University of America, USA and David Napolitano, University of Cambridge, UK
1. Sovereignty, Kenneth J. Pennington (Catholic University of America, USA)
2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, Atria A. Larson (Saint Louis University, USA)
3. The Common Good, Jan Dumolyn (Ghent University, Belgium)
4. Economic and Social Democracy, Peter Hoppenbrouwers (Leiden University, Netherlands)
5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Joseph Canning (University of Cambridge, UK)
6. Citizenship and Gender, Edward Muir (Northwestern University, USA)
7. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism, Walter Pohl (University of Vienna, Austria)
8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance, Jelle Haemers (University of Leuven, Belgium)
9. International Relations, Dante Fedele (French National Center for Scientific Research, France)
10. Beyond the Polis, Gianluca Raccagni (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Volume 3: A Cultural History of Democracy in the Renaissance, Edited by Virginia Cox, New York University, USA and Joanne Paul, University of Sussex, UK
1. Sovereignty, Dan Lee (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, Peter Stacey (University of California, LA, USA)
3. The "Common Good", Simone Maghenzani (Girton College, University of Cambridge, UK)
4. Economic and Social Democracy, Anna K. Becker (Aarhus University, Denmark)
5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Ethan H. Shagan (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
6. Citizenship and Gender, Virginia Cox (New York University, USA)
7. Ethnicity, Race and Nationalism, Peter Stamatov (Yale University, USA)
8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions and Civil Resistance, David Ragazzoni (Columbia University, USA)
9. International Relations, Kurosh Meshkat (BL-Qatar Foundation Project)
10. Beyond the Polis, Transforming Sovereignty, Kirsty Rolfe (Leiden University, Netherlands
Volume 4: A Cultural History of Democracy in the Age of Enlightenment, Edited by Michael Mosher, University of Tulsa, USA and Anna Plassart, Open University, UK
1. Sovereignty, Daniel Lee (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, Yoshie Kawade (University of Tokyo, Japan)
3. The "Common Good", Rebecca Kingston (University of Toronto, Canada)
4. Economic and Social Democracy, Alexander Schmidt (Vanderbilt University, USA)
5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Niall O'Flaherty (King's College London, UK),
6. Citizenship and Gender, Dorinda Outram (University of Rochester, USA)
7. Ethnicity, Race and Nationalism, Inder Marwah (McMaster University, Canada)
8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance, Michael Mosher (University of Tulsa, USA)
9. International Relations, James Stafford (Columbia University, USA)
10. Beyond the Polis, Transforming Sovereignty, Joanna Innes (University of Oxford, UK)
Volume 5: A Cultural History of Democracy in the Age of Empire, Edited by Tom Brooking, Otago University, New Zealand and Todd M. Thompson, Biola University, USA
1. Sovereignty, John E. Martin (Independent scholar, New Zealand)
2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, Andrew Geddis (University of Otago, New Zealand)
3. The Common Good, Frank Bongiorno (Australian National University, Australia)
4. Economic and Social Democracy, Andrew Sartori (New York University, USA)
5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Colin Barr (University of Aberdeen, UK) and Eugenio F. Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK)
6. Citizenship and Gender, Laura E. Nym Mayhall (Catholic University of America, USA)
7. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism, Joshua D. Smith (Biola University, USA), Tom Brooking (University of Otago, New Zealand), and Todd M.Thompson (Biola University, USA)
8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance, Aishwary Kumar (University of Goettingen, Germany)
9. International Relations, Michelle Tusan (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA)
10. Beyond the Polis, Jim McAloon (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Volume 6: A Cultural History of Democracy in the Modern Age, Edited by Eugenio Biagini, University of Cambridge, UK and Gary Gerstle, University of Cambridge, UK
1. Sovereignty, 0Emma Hunter (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Joel Isaac (University of Chicago, USA)
2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, H. Kumarsasingham (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Marius Strubenhoff (University of Sheffield, UK)
3. The Common Good, Eugenio Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK) and Ornit Shani (University of Haifa, Israel)
4. Social and Economic Democracy, James T. Kloppenberg and John Gee (Harvard University, USA)
5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Eugenio Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK) and Todd M. Thompson (Biola University, USA)
6. Citizenship and Gender, Ragnhei?ur Kristjansdottir (University of Iceland, Iceland) and Anupama Roy (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
7. Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism, Saul Dubow (University of Cambridge, UK) and Gary Gerstle (University of Cambridge, UK)
8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions and Civil Resistance, Franco Andreucci (University of Pisa, Italy)
9. International Relations, Elizabeth Bogwardt (Washington University, USA) and Eugenio Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK)
10. Beyond the Polis, Nadia Urbinati (Columbia University, USA) and Vikram Visana (University of Huddersfield, UK)