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Democracy Ancient and Modern
by M. I. Finley
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0813511267
- ISBN 13
- 9780813511269
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About This Item
E-303. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ. 1985. 200 pgs. Revised Edition. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Western democracy is now at a critical juncture. Some worry that power has been wrested from the people and placed in the hands of a small political elite. Others argue that the democratic system gives too much power to a populace that is largely ill-informed and easily swayed by demagogues. This classic study of democratic principles is thus now more relevant than ever. A renowned historian of antiquity and political philosophy, Sir M. I. Finley offers a comparative analysis of Greek and modern conceptions of democracy. As he puts the ancient Greeks in dialogue with their contemporary counterparts, Finley tackles some of the most pressing issues of our day, including public apathy, partisanship, consensus politics, distrust of professional politicians, and the limits of free speech. Including three lectures that Finley delivered at Rutgers University, plus two additional essays that further illuminate his thinking, Democracy Ancient and Modern explores the dramatic differences between the close-knit civil society of the ancient Greeks and our own atomized mass societies. By mapping out democracys past and its present manifestations, this book helps us plot a course for democracys future. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Title
- Democracy Ancient and Modern
- Author
- M. I. Finley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0813511267
- ISBN 13
- 9780813511269
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Place of Publication
- E-303
- This edition first published
- 1985
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