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Democracy: A History of Ideas

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Description for Democracy: A History of Ideas Paperback. This book describes democracy as a contest of values. Equality and liberty, like justice and fairness, are among our ultimate ideals, but no single value is supreme. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .

What is democracy? Is it the movement toward united self-government in which equality is our highest value? Or is it about preserving the freedom of individuals? In Democracy: A History of Ideas, Boris DeWiel argues that neither of these popular definitions is correct. Inspired by Isaiah Berlin, he describes democracy as a contest of values. Equality and liberty, like justice and fairness, are among our ultimate ideals, but no single value is supreme. Because they conflict with each other, democracy is an endless battle of true yet contrary ideals.

The enduring structure of democratic conflict, the book argues, is rooted in ... Read more

The book suggests that wherever democracy arises, a pattern of conflict will emerge among socialist, liberal, and conservative ideas. Based on a sophisticated theory of politics, DeWiel’s analysis promotes a better understanding of the major ideologies across democratic nations. By specifying the precise values embedded along the left-right continuum, the book concludes with an improved model of ideological differences for use in empirical and theoretical studies.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774808026
SKU
V9780774808026
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Boris Dewiel
Boris DeWiel teaches in the Department of Political Science at the University of Northern British Columbia.

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