Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Real World of Democratic TheoryCondition: NewISBN-10: 0691090017EAN: 9780691090016ISBN: 9780691090016Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 12/12/2010Description: In this book, Ian Shapiro develops and extends arguments that have established him as one of today's leading democratic theorists. Shapiro is hardheaded about the realities of politics and power, and the difficulties of fighting injustice and oppression. Yet he makes a compelling case that democracy's legitimacy depends on pressing it into the service of resisting domination, and that democratic theorists must rise to the occasion of fashioning the necessary tools. That vital agenda motivates the arguments of this book. Tracing modern democracy's roots to John Locke and the American founders, Shapiro shows that they saw more deeply into the dynamics of democratic politics than have many of their successors. Drawing on Lockean and Madisonian insights, Shapiro evaluates democracy's changing global fortunes over the past two decades. He also shows how elusive democracy can be by exploring the contrast between its successful establishment in South Africa and its failures elsewhere - particularly the Middle East.Shapiro spells out the implications of his account for long-standing debates about public opinion, judicial review, abortion, and inherited wealth - as well as more recent preoccupations with globalization, national security, and international terrorism. Scholars, students, and democratic activists will all learn from Shapiro's trenchant account of democracy's foundations, its history, and its contemporary challenges. They will also find his distinctive democratic vision both illuminating and appealing.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 425gAuthor: Ian ShapiroGenre: Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2010 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Real World of Democratic Theory
Title: The Real World of Democratic Theory
ISBN-10: 0691090017
EAN: 9780691090016
ISBN: 9780691090016
Release Date: 12/12/2010
Release Year: 2010
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Real World of Democratic Theory
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Political Process / General, History & Theory, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year: 2010
Item Weight: 15 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Ian Shapiro
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
