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Author:   Sanford A Lakoff
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367319694

ISBN 10:   0367319691
Pages:   404
Publication Date:   19 August 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

* The New Appeal of an Old Ideal * Democracy as the Quest for Autonomy History * Communal Autonomy: Athenian Democracy * Plural Autonomy: Roman and Later Republicanism * Individual Autonomy: Liberal Democracy * Backlash: Criticism and the Rise of Modern Autocracy Theory * Modern Democracy: Compound Autonomy * The Individual and the Group: Voting and Elections * Federalism: Devolution and Cooperation Practice * Democratization: Perils of the Passage * Autonomy Against Itself: Pitfalls and Pathologies * Democracy and World Peace: Euphoria Limited Conclusion * Democracy and Its Prospects

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Sanford Lakoff is professor emeritus of political science at the University of California at San Diego. He is the author of many books and articles, including Equality in Political Philosophy and A Shield in Space? (coauthored with Herbert F. York). Sanford Lakoff is professor emeritus of political science at the University of California at San Diego. He is the author of many books and articles, including Equality in Political Philosophy and A Shield in Space? (coauthored with Herbert F. York).

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