Demopolis : democracy before liberalism in theory and practice / Josiah Ober.
Demopolis : democracy before liberalism in theory and practice / Josiah Ober.
Demopolis : democracy before liberalism in theory and practice / Josiah Ober.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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G 2017/4882
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English
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xix, 204 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Basic democracy -- The meaning of democracy in classical Athens -- Founding Demopolis -- Legitimacy and civic education -- Human capacities and civic participation -- Civic dignity and other necessary conditions -- Delegation and expertise -- A theory of democracy.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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England
Date Published
2017.
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"What did democracy mean before liberalism? What are the consequences for our lives today? Combining history with political theory, this book restores the core meaning of democracy as collective and limited self-government by citizens. That, rather than majority tyranny, is what democracy meant in ancient Athens, before liberalism. Participatory se...
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Demopolis : democracy before liberalism in theory and practice / Josiah Ober.
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The Seeley Lectures
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/4882
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74VKVWmAje4b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVWmAje4b
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ISBN
1316649830 (paperback)
9781316510360 (hardcover)
1316510360 (hardcover)
9781316649831 (paperback)
DDC
321.8
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991024136538302626
