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Conceptions of and Corrections to Majoritarian Tyranny
Donald Beahm
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paperback. Most people writing about "the tyranny of the majority" in American political life have failed to articulate a clear conception of what it is and how it can be prevented. Num Pages: 119 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 195.
The fundamental tenet of democracy is that the majority rules. Yet as James Madison wrote, 'Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression.' In this focused new work, Don Beahm synthesizes some of the most powerful conceptualizations of, and corrections to, the majority tyranny as explicated by James Madison, Alexis de Tocqueville, John C. Calhoun, Robert A. Dahl, and Lani Guinier. In conjunction with this synthesis, Beahm presents his analysis of the main causes of majoritarian tyranny, concluding that while American two-party politics, winner-take-all districting, and voting system may be reformed, the social causes ... Read more
The fundamental tenet of democracy is that the majority rules. Yet as James Madison wrote, 'Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression.' In this focused new work, Don Beahm synthesizes some of the most powerful conceptualizations of, and corrections to, the majority tyranny as explicated by James Madison, Alexis de Tocqueville, John C. Calhoun, Robert A. Dahl, and Lani Guinier. In conjunction with this synthesis, Beahm presents his analysis of the main causes of majoritarian tyranny, concluding that while American two-party politics, winner-take-all districting, and voting system may be reformed, the social causes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
Number of Pages
119
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739106594
SKU
V9780739106594
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About Donald Beahm
Donald L. Beahm is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Dowling College.
Reviews for Conceptions of and Corrections to Majoritarian Tyranny
Donald Beahm has given us. . .a valuable analysis of a serious problem—unbridled majority rule—that is often ignored by champions of democracy.
Richard Young It is an important work on the problem of majoritarian tyranny, one which analyzes and synthesizes the positions of the greatest American political philosophers who dealt with the subject.
John L. Safford, University of ... Read more
Richard Young It is an important work on the problem of majoritarian tyranny, one which analyzes and synthesizes the positions of the greatest American political philosophers who dealt with the subject.
John L. Safford, University of ... Read more