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Demopolis - Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,567
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Demopolis - Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice (Hardcover): Josiah Ober

Demopolis - Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice (Hardcover)

Josiah Ober

Series: The Seeley Lectures

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What did democracy mean before liberalism? What are the consequences for our lives today? Combining history with political theory, this book restores the core meaning of democracy as collective and limited self-government by citizens. That, rather than majority tyranny, is what democracy meant in ancient Athens, before liberalism. Participatory self-government is the basis of political practice in 'Demopolis', a hypothetical modern state powerfully imagined by award-winning historian and political scientist Josiah Ober. Demopolis' residents aim to establish a secure, prosperous, and non-tyrannical community, where citizens govern as a collective, both directly and through representatives, and willingly assume the costs of self-government because doing so benefits them, both as a group and individually. Basic democracy, as exemplified in real Athens and imagined Demopolis, can provide a stable foundation for a liberal state. It also offers a possible way forward for religious societies seeking a realistic alternative to autocracy.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: The Seeley Lectures
Release date: July 2017
Authors: Josiah Ober
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 978-1-316-51036-0
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies
LSN: 1-316-51036-0
Barcode: 9781316510360

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