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American Democracy - From Tocqueville to Town Halls to Twitter (Hardcover)
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American Democracy - From Tocqueville to Town Halls to Twitter (Hardcover)
Series: PPSS - Polity Political Sociology series
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In this groundbreaking book, sociologist Andrew Perrin shows that
rules and institutions, while important, are not the core of
democracy. Instead, as Alexis de Tocqueville showed in the early
years of the American republic, democracy is first and foremost a
matter of culture: the shared ideas, practices, and technologies
that help individuals combine into publics and achieve
representation. Reinterpreting democracy as culture reveals the
ways the media, public opinion polling, and changing technologies
shape democracy and citizenship. As Perrin shows, the founders of
the United States produced a social, cultural, and legal
environment fertile for democratic development and in the two
centuries since, citizens and publics use that environment and
shared culture to re-imagine and extend that democracy. American
Democracy provides a fresh, innovative approach to democracy that
will change the way readers understand their roles as citizens and
participants. Never will you enter a voting booth or answer a poll
again without realizing what a truly social act it is. This will be
necessary reading for scholars, students, and the public seeking to
understand the challenges and opportunities for democratic
citizenship from Toqueville to town halls to Twitter.
General
Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
PPSS - Polity Political Sociology series |
Release date: |
February 2014 |
Authors: |
Andrew J. Perrin
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Dimensions: |
211 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
248 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7456-6232-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
General
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LSN: |
0-7456-6232-3 |
Barcode: |
9780745662329 |
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