Democracy: A ReaderRicardo Blaug, John J. Schwarzmantel Columbia University Press, 2000 - 571 pages At a time when democracy appears to be universally acclaimed as the only acceptable form of government, it is all the more necessary to be clear about what democracy means. Democracy: A Reader provides a range of pivotal statements on this important topic from supporters and defenders as well as critics and skeptics. |
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... Theory but It Does not Apply in Practice ' 104 16 Benjamin Constant , The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns 110 17 Isaiah Berlin , Two Concepts of Liberty 113 18 Robert Paul Wolff , In Defense of Anarchism 117 ...
... Theory but It Does not Apply in Practice ' 104 16 Benjamin Constant , The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns 110 17 Isaiah Berlin , Two Concepts of Liberty 113 18 Robert Paul Wolff , In Defense of Anarchism 117 ...
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... Theory of Democracy 34 John Stuart Mill , Representative Government 179 181 35 Alexis de Tocqueville , Democracy in America 185 36 Giovanni Sartori , The Theory of Democracy Revisited 194 37 Robert A. Dahl , Polyarchy , Participation ...
... Theory of Democracy 34 John Stuart Mill , Representative Government 179 181 35 Alexis de Tocqueville , Democracy in America 185 36 Giovanni Sartori , The Theory of Democracy Revisited 194 37 Robert A. Dahl , Polyarchy , Participation ...
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... Theory 313 58 Sheila Rowbotham , Feminism and Democracy 59 Susan Mendus , 321 Losing the Faith , Feminism and Democracy 324 PART FOUR : CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Section 9 : Rational Choice Introduction 336 60 Amartya Sen , The Possibility of ...
... Theory 313 58 Sheila Rowbotham , Feminism and Democracy 59 Susan Mendus , 321 Losing the Faith , Feminism and Democracy 324 PART FOUR : CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Section 9 : Rational Choice Introduction 336 60 Amartya Sen , The Possibility of ...
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... Theory 469 Section 15 : Civil Society Introduction 476 85 Jean L. Cohen and Andrew Arato , Civil Society and Political Theory 478 86 Robert D. Putnam , Bowling Alone 483 87 Paul Hirst , Associative Principles and Democratic Reform 486 ...
... Theory 469 Section 15 : Civil Society Introduction 476 85 Jean L. Cohen and Andrew Arato , Civil Society and Political Theory 478 86 Robert D. Putnam , Bowling Alone 483 87 Paul Hirst , Associative Principles and Democratic Reform 486 ...
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Contents
Democracy Triumph or Crisis? | 1 |
Introduction | 21 |
Thomas Paine The Rights of Man | 84 |
Abraham Lincoln The Gettysburg Address | 91 |
Introduction | 100 |
Introduction | 120 |
JeanJacques Rousseau The Social Contract | 126 |
R H Tawney Equality | 132 |
Introduction | 336 |
Kenneth J Arrow | 342 |
Brian Barry Political Participation as Rational | 348 |
Introduction | 360 |
Milton Friedman Capitalism and Freedom | 367 |
David Beetham | 373 |
Two Concepts of the Nation | 390 |
Introduction | 396 |
Introduction | 144 |
Edmund Burke Speech at the Conclusion | 150 |
Hannah Fenichel Pitkin | 157 |
Iris Marion Young | 165 |
PierreJoseph Proudhon | 172 |
The Theory of Democracy Revisited | 194 |
Introduction | 206 |
W H Sewell Jr Le CitoyenLa Citoyenne | 214 |
Will Kymlicka and Wayne Norman | 220 |
Introduction | 232 |
Karl Marx The Civil War in France | 240 |
R Miliband Marxism and Politics | 248 |
Introduction | 260 |
Edmund Burke | 269 |
Benito Mussolini The Doctrine of Fascism | 278 |
Introduction | 300 |
Diana Coole Women in Political Theory | 313 |
Sheila Rowbotham Feminism and Democracy | 321 |
Iris Marion Young | 407 |
Introduction | 418 |
Bhikhu Parekh The Cultural Particularity | 424 |
J Silverstein The Idea of Freedom in Burma | 430 |
Introduction | 440 |
Benjamin R Barber Strong Democracy | 447 |
Michael Walzer | 458 |
Introduction | 476 |
Robert D Putnam Bowling Alone | 483 |
Introduction | 492 |
B Manin On Legitimacy and Political | 501 |
Introduction | 524 |
Barbara Epstein | 530 |
John Stewart | 542 |
Barry N Hague and Brian D Loader | 551 |
Bibliography | 558 |
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