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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ian ShapiroPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.028kg ISBN: 9780691123967ISBN 10: 0691123969 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 16 January 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback 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. Language: English Table of ContentsPreface ix Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE: The Common Good 10 CHAPTER TWO: Deliberation against Domination?35 CHAPTER THREE: Power and Democratic Competition 50 CHAPTER FOUR: Getting and Keeping Democracy 78 CHAPTER FIVE: Democracy and Distribution 104 CHAPTER SIX: Reconsidering the State of Democratic Theory 146 Bibliography 153 Index 173ReviewsWith great insight and nuanced judgment, Shapiro weaves together three literatures-normative democratic theory, the empirical literature on democratization, and debates over the nature of power (and domination). And the book ranges even farther than that: The facility with which [Shapiro] incorporates economic theory, ethnographies of impoverished communities, and constitutional law is extraordinary. -- Leonard C. Feldman Perspectives on Politics [Shapiro's] book is not only an authoritative source, but also exceptionally clear, compact, and well written. -- George Klosko Review of Politics [Shapiro] is one of the leaders of an emerging literature that combines insights from political theory and empirical scholarship. In [this book], he deploys both to good effect. The book also couples impressive analytical sophistication with clarity of exposition that makes it accessible to lay readers. -- Ilya Somin Cato Journal With great insight and nuanced judgment, Shapiro weaves together three literatures-normative democratic theory, the empirical literature on democratization, and debates over the nature of power (and domination). And the book ranges even farther than that: The facility with which [Shapiro] incorporates economic theory, ethnographies of impoverished communities, and constitutional law is extraordinary. -- Leonard C. Feldman, Perspectives on Politics [Shapiro's] book is not only an authoritative source, but also exceptionally clear, compact, and well written. -- George Klosko, Review of Politics [Shapiro] is one of the leaders of an emerging literature that combines insights from political theory and empirical scholarship. In [this book], he deploys both to good effect. The book also couples impressive analytical sophistication with clarity of exposition that makes it accessible to lay readers. -- Ilya Somin, Cato Journal Author InformationIan Shapirois Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, where he also serves as Henry R. Luce Director of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies. Among his many books are The Flight from Reality in the Human Sciences and, with Michael J. Graetz, Death by a Thousand Cuts (both Princeton); and The Moral Foundations of Politics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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