Real Democracy The New England Town Meeting and How It Works

Name: Real Democracy The New England Town Meeting and How It Works
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ISBN: 9780226077970

ISBN-10: 0226077977

ISBN-13: 9780226077970

Edition: 2003

Authors: Frank M. Bryan

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Can ordinary people really gather together and make laws that are binding on themselves and their communities? Frank M. Bryan discusses this with particular reference to the New England town meeting which provides a model of such a pure form of democracy.

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/3/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 7.01" wide x 8.94" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Democrat



Introduction: The Methodology of Starting from Scratch



Town Meeting: An American Conversation



Democracy as Public Presence: Walking the Bounds



Attendance: The Architecture of Governance



Attendance: The Context of Community



Democracy as Public Talk: Walking the Bounds



Democracy as Public Talk: Exploring the Contexts



The Question of Equality: Women's Presence



The Question of Equality: Women's Participation



If You Build It, Let Them Play



The Best Democracy, the Worst Democracy



Conclusion: A Lovers'


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