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Democracy - a Work in Progress : an Irreverent Exercise in Political Thought.

""Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those that have been tried before.""--Winston Churchill. So how should mankind organise itself to ensure a civilised society?In this personal, and sometimes challenging, work the author argues that an idealised form of po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lamers, Ernest
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Luton, Bedfordshire : Imprint Academic, 2019.
Colección:Societas Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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