Fülszöveg
Political Science
Models of Democracy -
David Held
How should we understand the nature and scope of democ-
racy? To what domains of life should it be applied? Or, alter-
natively, should democracy be clearly delimited to maintain
other important ends? In this major new study, succinct in its
analysis but far-ranging in its scope, the author examines
changing responses to these questions from classical Athens to
modern times.
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The context, nature and limits of each major development in
democratic theory are explored. Among the thinkers dis-
cussed are Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Wollstonecraft,
Rousseau, Mill and Marx, as well as twentieth-century ana-
lysts of democracy including Weber, Dahl, Hayek and
Macpherson.
The author concludes the book with an argument that seeks
to move contemporary discussion beyond the seemingly end-
less juxtaposition of one classical position with another. He
defends a conception of democracy that departs...
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Fülszöveg
Political Science
Models of Democracy -
David Held
How should we understand the nature and scope of democ-
racy? To what domains of life should it be applied? Or, alter-
natively, should democracy be clearly delimited to maintain
other important ends? In this major new study, succinct in its
analysis but far-ranging in its scope, the author examines
changing responses to these questions from classical Athens to
modern times.
\ s - " if fr ' V M i
The context, nature and limits of each major development in
democratic theory are explored. Among the thinkers dis-
cussed are Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Wollstonecraft,
Rousseau, Mill and Marx, as well as twentieth-century ana-
lysts of democracy including Weber, Dahl, Hayek and
Macpherson.
The author concludes the book with an argument that seeks
to move contemporary discussion beyond the seemingly end-
less juxtaposition of one classical position with another. He
defends a conception of democracy that departs decisively
from both the liberal and Marxist traditions.
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