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OverviewIt is usually held that representative government is not strictly democratic, since it does not allow the people themselves to directly make decisions. But here, taking as her guide Thomas Paine's subversive view that Athens, by representation, would have surpassed her own democracy, Nadia Urbinati challenges this accepted wisdom, arguing that political representation deserves to be regarded as a fully legitimate mode of democratic decision making-and not just a pragmatic second choice when direct democracy is not possible. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kyriakos Nadia Urbinati (Columbia University, New York Columbia University)Publisher: University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 9781281966728ISBN 10: 128196672 Pages: 341 Publication Date: 15 September 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |