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PublisherNew York University Press

ISBN-100814750605

ISBN-139780814750605

eBay Product ID (ePID)1099080

Product Key Features

Number of Pages250 Pages

Publication NameSpectre of Democracy : the Rise of Modern Democracy As Seen by Its Opponents

LanguageEnglish

SubjectCivil Rights, General, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism

Publication Year1992

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael Levin

Subject AreaPolitical Science

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight18.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN91-030645

Reviews"A coherent, readable, and critically engaged survey that will be an indispensable resource for anyone thinking about, or teaching, the relations between ecological politics, feminist theory and philosophy, and the 'new social movements.'" - The Times Literary Supplement, "A coherent, readable, and critically engaged survey that will be an indispensable resource for anyone thinking about, or teaching, the relations between ecological politics, feminist theory and philosophy, and the new social movements.'"-"The Times Literary Supplement", "Mary Mellor has written a timely and exciting book which leads one to share her optimism about critical social analysis and the politics of new social movements--and the potential for social change." -Diana Leonard, University of London, "Mary Mellor has written a timely and exciting book which leads one to share her optimism about critical social analysis and the politics of new social movements--and the potential for social change." - Diana Leonard, University of London

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal321.8/09

SynopsisLevin traces the century and a half between the American and French revolutions and the end of the First World War, a key period for public debate over democratization. Examining the writings and ideology of a variety of anti-democratic thinkers, he illustrates how arguments for franchise extention had to contend with a deeply entrenched antipathy ......, Levin traces the century and a half between the American and French revolutions and the end of the First World War, a key period for public debate over democratization. Examining the writings and ideology of a variety of anti-democratic thinkers, he illustrates how arguments for franchise extention had to contend with a deeply entrenched antipathy to democratic ideas. Only if we resurrect expressions of this opposition, he argues, and recall the dominant values that democracy challenged, are we able to understand the historical and ideological context from which modern western values and institutions emerged.

LC Classification NumberJC421.L48 1992