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Radical Democracy
C.Douglas Lummis
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Description for Radical Democracy
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
C. Douglas Lummis writes as if he were talking with intelligent friends rather than articulating political theory. He reminds us that democracy literally means a political state in which the people (demos) have the power (kratia). The people referred to are not people of a certain class or gender or color. They are, in fact, the poorest and largest body of citizens. Democracy is and always has been the most radical proposal, and constitutes a critique of every sort of centralized power. Lummis distinguishes true democracy from the inequitable incarnations referred to in contemporary liberal ... Read more
C. Douglas Lummis writes as if he were talking with intelligent friends rather than articulating political theory. He reminds us that democracy literally means a political state in which the people (demos) have the power (kratia). The people referred to are not people of a certain class or gender or color. They are, in fact, the poorest and largest body of citizens. Democracy is and always has been the most radical proposal, and constitutes a critique of every sort of centralized power. Lummis distinguishes true democracy from the inequitable incarnations referred to in contemporary liberal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801484513
SKU
V9780801484513
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About C.Douglas Lummis
C. Douglas Lummis has retired from teaching at Tsuda College in Tokyo. He is the author ofA New Look at The Chrysanthemum and the Sword and Japan's Radical Constitution. Susan Sontag called him one of the most thoughtful, honorable, and relevant intellectuals writing about democratic practice anywhere in the world.
Reviews for Radical Democracy
This is a book that deserves to be read by economists, both faculty and students, especially those adhering to a radical political position. -Michael Keaney, Glasgow Caledonia University. Review of Radical Political Economics, Vol. 32, 2000 The strongest point of Radical Democracy is Lummis' finely balanced attitude of detachment and commitment that nurtures a generosity of spirit expressed in ... Read more