Democracy Book

A Reader designed to provide students with a broad range of texts on Democracy from Classic Political Philosophy to the present day. Arranged into four sections - 1. Traditional Affirmations of Democracy; 2. Key Concepts; 3. Critiques of Democracy; 4. Contemporary Issues - this Reader features key statements from a large number of writers including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Locke, Rousseau, Bentham, Wollstonecraft, Schumpeter, Berlin, Marx, Lenin, Phillips, Rawls, Walzer, Weber, Hayek, Habermas, Scruton, Barry, Giddens, and Mouffe. Key Topics Include Freedom and Autonomy Equality Representation Majority Rule Citizenship Marxist and Socialist Critiques Conservative, Elitist and Authoritarian Critiques Feminist Critiques Participation Rational Choice Civil Society The Market Nationalism Multiculturalism Non-Western Perspectives Deliberation The Future of Democracy Written with the needs of the student in mind, a general introduction highlights the historical complexity of the subject and guides readers through the current areas of controversy. A comprehensive bibliography is structured to follow the major divisions of the text. This is the only Reader easily available that covers the subject of Democracy in such a broad way. Its comprehensive nature and the editorial commentaries will make it an ideal text for students. Key Features Democracy is a core element of all Politics courses - this is the only Reader available in the area Comprehensive coverage of the core texts on the subject of Democracy makes the Reader likely to become a set text on Democracy courses Broad-ranging - moves from classical political philosophy to the future of democracy Accessible - assumes no prior familiarity with the subject