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Title

The real world of democratic theory / Ian Shapiro ... [et al.].

Publication

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2011.

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Additional Authors

• Shapiro, Ian.
• Shapiro, Ian

Description

x, 291 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"Tracing modern democracy's roots to John Locke and the American founders, Shapiro shows that they saw more deeply into the dynamics of democratic politics than have many of their successors. Drawing on Lockean and Madisonian insights, Shapiro evaluates democracy's changing global fortunes over the past two decades. He also shows how elusive democracy can be by exploring the contrast between its successful establishment in South Africa and its failures elsewhere--particularly the Middle East. Shapiro spells out the implications of his account for long-standing debates about public opinion, judicial review, abortion, and inherited wealth--as well as more recent preoccupations with globalization, national security, and international terrorism." --From the Publisher.

Uniform Title

Project Muse UPCC books

Subject

Democracy

Note

• "Sequel and complement to an earlier volume, Democracy's Place, which was first published in 1996."--Preface.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: Revisiting Democracy's place -- John Locke's democratic theory -- Tyranny and democracy : reflections on some recent literature -- Problems and prospects for democratic settlements : South Africa as a model for the Middle East and Northern Ireland? / Courtney Jung, Ellen Lust-Oskar, and Ian Shapiro -- Players, preconditions, and peace : why talks fail and how they might succeed / Ellen Lust and Ian Shapiro -- Containment and democratic cosmopolitanism -- The political uses of public opinion : lessons from the estate tax repeal / Mayling Birney, Ian Shapiro, and Michael Graetz -- The constitutional politics of abortion in the United States -- Democratic justice : a reply to the critics.

ISBN

• 9780691090009 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 0691090009 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 9780691090016 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0691090017 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2010007999

OCLC

• 537652562
• SCSB-11289979

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library