Democracy and its critics /
In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[1989]
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Summary: | In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the theory of democracy into a new and coherent whole. He concludes by discussing the direction in which democracy must move if advanced democratic states are to exist in the future |
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Physical Description: | viii, 397 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm |
Awards: | American Political Science Association Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, 1990 |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-384) and index |
ISBN: | 0300044097 9780300044096 0300049382 9780300049381 0585357277 9780585357270 |