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OverviewThis book presents an innovative analysis of the nature of democratic theory, focusing on the prevalence of pious discourses of democracy in contemporary politics. Democracy is now promoted in religious terms to such an extent that it has become sacrosanct in Western political theory. This book argues that such piety relies on unsophisticated political analysis paying scant attention to the complex conditions of contemporary politics. The contention is that it is more useful to think of democracy in terms of the centrality of political disagreement and its propensity to generate political violence. This argument is exemplified by the ways in which democracy and violence have been conceptualised in the war on terrorism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Adrian Little (University of Melbourne)Publisher: Edinburgh University Press Imprint: Edinburgh University Press ISBN: 9780748652709ISBN 10: 0748652701 Publication Date: 01 March 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Online resource Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAdrian Little is Associate Professor and Reader in Political Theory at the University of Melbourne Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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