Democracy : A Very Short Introduction.


Bernard. Crick
Bok Engelsk 2002 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Oxford : : Oxford University Press, , 2002.
Omfang
1 online resource (145 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Preliminaries; Contents; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 The word and the deed; 2 The place from where we started; 3 Republicanism and democracy; 4 Comme disait M. de Tocqueville; 5 Democracy and populism; 6 The conditions of modern democracy; 7 Democratic citizenship; Further reading; Index;. - This is a short history of the doctrine and practice of democracy, and of the usages and practices associated with it in the modern world. It argues that democracy is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for good government, and that ideas of the rule of law, and of human rights, should in some situations limit democratic claims.
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Dewey
ISBN
019280250X. - 9780192802507

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