Democracy: A Reader (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780231174138)

Democracy is an essential collection of source texts by major historical figures on the value of democracy, key concepts and practices, theoretical perspectives, and contemporary challenges. The volume includes reflections on democracy by Machiavelli, Hobbes, Madison, Mill, Lincoln, and Paine. It features Rousseau and Kant on freedom and autonomy; Locke on equality; Burke and Bakunin on representation; Wollheim and Tocqueville on majority rule; and Crick on citizenship. Conservative, Marxist, socialist, and feminist critiques are followed by new sections on the market, civil society, participation, the Internet, nationalism, religion, multiculturalism, cosmopolitan democracy, and violence. Perfect for course use, the book provides an unparalleled introduction to standard articulations of democracy and its multiple manifestations in our interconnected, conflict-ridden world.

Author: Ricardo Blaug
ISBN-10: 0231174136
ISBN-13: 9780231174138
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/20/2016
Pages: 640
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.16lbs
Size: 9.53h x 6.77w x 1.42d