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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Democracy refers to both ideal and real forms of government. The concept of democracy means that those governed the demos have a say in government. But different conceptions of democracy have left many out. Naomi Zack provides here a fresh treatment of the history of this idea and its key conceptions. In the ancient world, direct and representative democracy in Athens and Rome privileged elites, as did democratic deliberative bodies in Africa, India, the Middle East, and China. Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero were sceptical of mob-rule dangers of democracy. The medieval and renaissance periods saw legislative checks on monarchy, notably the Magna Carta. The social contract theories of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau matched political expectations that national government be based on consent, for the benefit of those governed. The American Revolution established a new sovereignty, based on British govern

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...the book is interesting from a historical perspective in that it sets out details of past and present concepts of democracy. * Michelle Gresty, Law Society *

Table of Contents
1: Thinking about Democracy: Tools for understanding 2: Democracy in the Ancient World: Greece, Rome, and Beyond 3: Democracy in the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds - Internal Democratic Structures 4: The Social Contract: Consent of those Governed 5: Rights and Revolutions: (Exclusive) Political Equality 6: Social Progressivism: Toward Democracy in Society 7: World War II and after: New Democracies and New Conceptions of Democracy 8: The Future of Democracy: Threats and Resilience

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 28/09/2023
      ISBN13: 9780192845061, 978-0192845061
      ISBN10: 0192845063
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Democracy refers to both ideal and real forms of government. The concept of democracy means that those governed the demos have a say in government. But different conceptions of democracy have left many out. Naomi Zack provides here a fresh treatment of the history of this idea and its key conceptions. In the ancient world, direct and representative democracy in Athens and Rome privileged elites, as did democratic deliberative bodies in Africa, India, the Middle East, and China. Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero were sceptical of mob-rule dangers of democracy. The medieval and renaissance periods saw legislative checks on monarchy, notably the Magna Carta. The social contract theories of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau matched political expectations that national government be based on consent, for the benefit of those governed. The American Revolution established a new sovereignty, based on British govern

      Trade Review
      ...the book is interesting from a historical perspective in that it sets out details of past and present concepts of democracy. * Michelle Gresty, Law Society *

      Table of Contents
      1: Thinking about Democracy: Tools for understanding 2: Democracy in the Ancient World: Greece, Rome, and Beyond 3: Democracy in the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds - Internal Democratic Structures 4: The Social Contract: Consent of those Governed 5: Rights and Revolutions: (Exclusive) Political Equality 6: Social Progressivism: Toward Democracy in Society 7: World War II and after: New Democracies and New Conceptions of Democracy 8: The Future of Democracy: Threats and Resilience

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