The Theory of Democracy Revisted - Part Two: The Classical Issues / Edition 1

by Giovanni Sartori

Overview

This is part two of a two-volume set.

"Democracy is, in part, a debate about what democracy is. With The Theory of Democracy Revisted, Sartori offers an overview of classical and contemporary issues. All students of politics will find his arguments provocative, whether or not they agree with his conclusions."

– Jean Bethke Eishtain, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780934540483
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/01/1987
Series:	Theory of Democracy Revisited Series , #2
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	253
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Editorial Reviews

The author of the classic Democratic Theory (1962) here argues that the ideas, words, and symbols of politics in the 1960s through the 1980s have led to new theories of democracy. He presents a philosophical analysis intended to rebuild mainstream democratic theory. To do this he dissects the values and ideas underlying a large-scale democracy. In part 1 he contrasts present-day theories of democracy with theories of the 1950s; in part 2 he considers themes from ancient Greece. Sartori provides an excellent analysis of the fabric of democracy. He emphasizes that this fabric must be understood to have viable, continuing democracies. Essential for academic libraries. Steven Puro, Political Science Dept., St. Louis Univ.

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