Description
Book SynopsisThis volume surveys democracy broadly as a cultural phenomenon operating in different ways across a very wide range of societies in the nineteenth-century world.
In the long nineteenth century, democracy evolved from a contested, maligned conception of government with little concrete expression at the level of the state, to a term widely associated with good governance throughout the diverse political cultures of the Atlantic world and beyond. The geographical scope and public range of discussions about the meaning of democracy in this era were unprecedented in comparison to previous centuries. These lively debates involved fundamental questions about human nature, and encompassed subjects ranging from the scope of the people who would participate in self-government to the importance of social and economic issues. For these reasons, the nineteenth century has proven the formative century in the modern history of democracy.
Each chapter takes a different theme as its
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations General Editor’s Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Tom Brooking (University of Otago, New Zealand) and Todd M. Thompson (Biola University, USA) 1. Sovereignty John E. Martin (Independent scholar, New Zealand) 2. Liberty and the Rule of Law Andrew Geddis (University of Otago, New Zealand) 3. The Common Good Frank Bongiorno (Australian National University, Australia) 4. Economic and Social Democracy Andrew Sartori (New York University, USA) 5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation Colin Barr (University of Aberdeen, UK) and Eugenio F. Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK) 6. Citizenship and Gender Laura E. Nym Mayhall (Catholic University of America, USA) 7. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism Joshua D. Smith (Biola University, USA), Tom Brooking (University of Otago, New Zealand), and Todd M. Thompson (Biola University, USA) 8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance Aishwary Kumar (University of Göttingen, Germany) 9. International Relations Michelle Tusan (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA) 10. Beyond the Polis Jim McAloon (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) Notes References Notes on Contributors Index
