Democracy
A Reader
2nd Edition
Published on 28. February 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
632 pages
978-0-7486-9614-7 (ISBN)
Description
Put together specially for students of democracy, this invaluable reader gathers key statements from political thinkers, explained and contextualised with editorial commentaries. This new edition includes a new introduction, new sections and 29 new readings published since the first edition. Arranged into four sections - Traditional Affirmations of Democracy, Key Concepts, Critiques of Democracy and Contemporary Issues - it covers democratic thinking in a remarkably broad way. A general introduction highlights democracy's historical complexity and guides you through the current areas of controversy. The extensive bibliography follows the same structure as the text to help you deepen your study.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Weight
1082 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7486-9614-7 (9780748696147)
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Persons
Ricardo Blaug is a Reader in Democratic Theory at the University of Westminster. John Schwarzmantel is a Visiting Research Fellow in POLIS, University of Leeds
Content
Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction: Democracy - Triumph or Crisis?; PART ONE: Traditional Affirmations of Democracy; PART TWO: Key Concepts; Section 1: Freedom and Autonomy; Section 2: Equality; Section 3: Representation; Section 4: Majority Rule; Section 5: Citizenship; PART THREE: Critiques of Democracy; Section 6: Conservative, Elitist and Authoritarian critiques; Section 7: Marxist and Socialist Critiques; Section 8: Feminist Critiques; PART FOUR: Contemporary Issues; Section 9: The Market; Section 10: Civil Society; Section 11: Participation; Section 12: The Internet; Section 13: Nationalism; Section 14: Cosmopolitan Democracy; Section 15: Religion; Section 16: Multiculturalism; Section 17: Democracy and Violence; Bibliography; Index.