Democracy

Your collection of key texts on Democracy, from classical political philosophy to the present day99 individual readings: view the full table of contentsPut together specially for students of democracy, this invaluable reader gathers key statements from political thinkers, explained and contextualised with editorial commentaries. Arranged into four sections Traditional Affirmations of Democracy, Key Concepts, Critiques of Democracy and Contemporary Issues it covers democratic thinking in a remarkably broad way. Key FeaturesIncludes seminal statements from the most influential political thinkers including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, de Tocqueville, Kant, Wollstonecraft, Schumpeter, Berlin, Marx, Lenin, Phillips, Young, Dahl, Kymlicka, Parekh, Walzer, Hayek, Habermas, Scruton and MouffeWith a general introduction to guide you through democracys historical complexity and current areas of controversy and an extensive bibliography that follows the same structure as the text to help you deepen your studyNew for this editionSubstantially updated to reflect the changing circumstances of democracy in our modern, interconnected and conflict-ridden worldContains a new introduction and 29 new readings published since the first editionNew sections on globalisation, religion, information technology and violence

Your collection of key texts on Democracy, from classical political philosophy to the present day99 individual readings: view the full table of contentsPut together specially for students of democracy, this invaluable reader gathers key statements from political thinkers, explained and contextualised with editorial commentaries. Arranged into four sections Traditional Affirmations of Democracy, Key Concepts, Critiques of Democracy and Contemporary Issues it covers democratic thinking in a remarkably broad way. Key FeaturesIncludes seminal statements from the most influential political thinkers including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, de Tocqueville, Kant, Wollstonecraft, Schumpeter, Berlin, Marx, Lenin, Phillips, Young, Dahl, Kymlicka, Parekh, Walzer, Hayek, Habermas, Scruton and MouffeWith a general introduction to guide you through democracys historical complexity and current areas of controversy and an extensive bibliography that follows the same structure as the text to help you deepen your studyNew for this editionSubstantially updated to reflect the changing circumstances of democracy in our modern, interconnected and conflict-ridden worldContains a new introduction and 29 new readings published since the first editionNew sections on globalisation, religion, information technology and violence