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Democratic Statecraft: Political Realism and Popular Power

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, 2013Description: ix, 236 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780521192200 (hardback)
  • 9780521145589 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 321.8 23
LOC classification:
  • JC423 .M326 2013
Other classification:
  • POL010000
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: realism and democracy; 2. Reason of state and two dimensions of realism; 3. From the Sophists to Aristotle: institutions lie; 4. From Aristotle to Machiavelli: democracy bites; 5. From Machiavelli to the Puritans: fire fights fire; 6. From the Puritans to the Populists: money never sleeps; 7. Conclusion: power and paradoxes.
Summary: "Shows that the Western tradition of statecraft, long considered the method of tyrants and oligarchs, can steer our thinking about democracy in bold new directions"--
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Reference Book Reference Book Alliance School of Law 321.8 MAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan L03351
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-225) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: realism and democracy; 2. Reason of state and two dimensions of realism; 3. From the Sophists to Aristotle: institutions lie; 4. From Aristotle to Machiavelli: democracy bites; 5. From Machiavelli to the Puritans: fire fights fire; 6. From the Puritans to the Populists: money never sleeps; 7. Conclusion: power and paradoxes.

"Shows that the Western tradition of statecraft, long considered the method of tyrants and oligarchs, can steer our thinking about democracy in bold new directions"--

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