| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
ix, 306 pages ; 24 cm |
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Gender group: gdr Men lcdgt |
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Nationality/regional group: nat Americans lcdgt |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-286) and index. |
| Summary |
"Today, democracy is the world's only broadly accepted political system, and yet it has become synonymous with disappointment and crisis. How did it come to this? In [this book], James Miller, author of the classic history of 1960s protest "Democracy Is in the Streets", offers a lively, surprising, and urgent history of the democratic idea from its first stirrings to the present."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Prelude: What is democracy? -- A closed community of self-governing citizens -- A revolutionary assertion of popular sovereignty -- A commercial republic of free individuals -- A struggle for political and social equality -- A hall of mirrors -- Coda: Who are we? |
| Subject |
Democracy -- History.
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Democracy -- Philosophy.
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Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
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Democracy -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst00890092
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Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
Short history of a radical idea, from ancient Athens to our world |
| ISBN |
9780374137649 (hardcover) |
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0374137641 (hardcover) |
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9781250234674 (paperback |
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1250234670 (paperback |
| Standard No. |
40028528142 |
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