Publication

2002 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

36,000 words, Guess

Page Count

144 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2002728400
  • Goodreads751458
  • LibraryThing285456

Classifications

  • DDC321.8
  • LCCJC423 .C737 2002

Description

"This book is a short account of the history of the doctrine, practices, and institutions of democracy, from ancient Greece and Rome through the American, French, and Russian revolutions, and its varieties and conditions 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, and the claims and liberties of groups within society must often limit the will of democratic majorities."--Jacket.

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