Democracy - Ricardo Blaug

A Reader designed to provide students with a broad range of texts on Democracy from Classic Political Philosophy to the present day.Arranged into four sections - 1. Traditional Affirmations of Democracy; 2. Key Concepts; 3. Critiques of Democracy; 4. Contemporary Issues - this Reader features key statements from a large number of writers including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Locke, Rousseau, Bentham, Wollstonecraft, Schumpeter, Berlin, Marx, Lenin, Phillips, Rawls, Walzer, Weber, Hayek, Habermas, Scruton, Barry, Giddens, and Mouffe.Key topics include:* Freedom and Autonomy* Equality* Representation* Majority Rule* Citizenship* Marxist and Socialist Critiques* Conservative, Elitist and Authoritarian Critiques* Feminist Critiques* Participation* Rational Choice* Civil Society* The Market* Nationalism* Multiculturalism* Non-Western Perspectives* Deliberation* The Future of Democracy Written with the needs of the student in mind, a general introduction highlights the historical complexity of the subject and guides readers through the current areas of controversy. A comprehensive bibliography is structured to follow the major divisions of the text.This is the only Reader easily available that covers the subject of Democracy in such a broad way. Its comprehensive nature and the editorial commentaries will make it an ideal text for students.Key Features:*Democracy is a core element of all Politics courses - this is the only Reader available in the area* Comprehensive coverage of the core texts on the subject of Democracy makes the Reader likely to become a set text on Democracy courses* Broad-ranging - moves from classical political philosophy to the future of democracy* Accessible - assumes no prior familiarity with the subject