Democracy

Name: Democracy
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ISBN: 9780335209699

ISBN-10: 0335209696

ISBN-13: 9780335209699

Edition: 3rd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Anthony Arblaster

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Anthony Arblaster first examines the history of democracy and the fierce opposition it has often provoked. He situates the core of the idea of democracy in the notion of popular power. In the second part of the book he explores the meaning of democracy and the problems it has engendered.

Book details

List price: $43.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 10/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.50" long x 0.28" tall
Weight: 0.198
Language: English

Anthony Arblaster recently retired as Reader in Politics at the University of Sheffield, where he had taught since 1970. He was previously a journalist on the staff of Tribune. He is the author of The Rise and Decline of Wesern Liberalism and Viva la Liberta!, a study of politics in opera.



Preface and Acknowledgements


Preface to the Third Edition



Introduction: Defining Democracy



History



The Invention of Democracy



The Re-emergence of Democracy



Popular Politics



Ideas



Government by the People



Majority Rule and its Problems



Equality and the General Interest



Representation and 'Direct' Democracy



Consent, Freedom and Debate



Conclusion: Creating Democracy


Notes


Bibliography


Index