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Concepts and theories of modern democracy / Anthony H. Birch.

Title
Concepts and theories of modern democracy / Anthony H. Birch.
Author
Birch, Anthony Harold.
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

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Description
vi, 278 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
Democracy
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [262]-272) and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Pt. I. Authority in the modern state -- 2. Nationalism and the nation-state -- 3. Political authority and legitimacy -- Pt. II. The democratic state and the citizen -- 4. Democracy -- 5. Political representation -- 6. Political participation -- 7. Liberty and freedom -- 8. Rights -- Pt. III. Political power and policy making -- 9. Political power -- 10. Pluralism -- 11. Elitism and class dominance -- 12. Corporatism -- Pt. IV. Styles of political analysis -- 13. Towards a science of politics: positivism, behaviouralism and economic models -- 14. Against a science of politics: values, historicism and hermeneutics -- Bibliographic notes -- Bibliography -- Index of concepts -- General index.
ISBN
  • 041522604X (hardbound)
  • 0415226058 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^00042219^
OCLC
44133105
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library