Democracy

by Ross Harrison

Book Overview

Democracy surrounds us like the air we breath, and is normally taken very much for granted. Across the world democracy has become accepted as an unquestionably good thing. Yet upon further examination the merits of democracy are both paradoxical and problematic, and the treasured values of liberty and equality can be used to argue both for and against it.
In the historical section of the book, Ross Harrison clearly traces the history of democracy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415130808
• ISBN13: 9780415130806
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.7"