What's wrong with democracy? : from Athenian practice to American worship /

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In this daring reassessment of classical Athenian democracy & its significance for the United States today, Samons firstly shows why the Athenian model was distrusted by America's founding father, before considering how the concept of democracy has now become an object of popular veneration...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Samons, Loren J., II
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.
Temas:
Democracy > History.
Direct democracy > Greece > Athens.
Republicanism > United States > History.
Representative government and representation > United States.
Political culture > United States > History.
Démocratie directe > Grèce > Athènes.
Républicanisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Civilization > Greek influences.
Democracy.
Direct democracy.
Political culture.
Representative government and representation.
Republicanism.
United States > Civilization > Greek influences.
Greece > Athens.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this daring reassessment of classical Athenian democracy & its significance for the United States today, Samons firstly shows why the Athenian model was distrusted by America's founding father, before considering how the concept of democracy has now become an object of popular veneration.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 volume)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520940901
0520940903
0520236602
9780520236608
1598750011
9781598750010
141754533X
9781417545339
1282360310
9781282360310
9786612360312
6612360313

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