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A Preface to Democratic Theory, Expanded EditionA Preface to Democratic Theory, Expanded Edition
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Robert Dahl?s Preface helped launch democratic theory fifty years ago as a new area of study...
The End of Kings: A History of Republics and RepublicansThe End of Kings: A History of Republics and Republicans
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Without "The End of Kings," which I read around 1990, I would have been lost in my...
Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 3: The Political Order of a Free People (His Law, legislation, and liberty ; v. 3)Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 3: The Political Order of a Free People (His Law, legislation, and liberty ; v. 3)
Incisive, straightforward, and eloquent, this third and concluding volume of F. A. Hayek's...
Democracy at Risk: How Terrorist Threats Affect the Public (Chicago Studies in American Politics)Democracy at Risk: How Terrorist Threats Affect the Public (Chicago Studies in American Politics)
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How do threats of terrorism affect the opinions of citizens? Speculation abounds, but until now...
The Future of our Democracies: Young Party Members in EuropeThe Future of our Democracies: Young Party Members in Europe
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This book presents the results of a new comparative research project on the trajectories,...


The Route to Power in Nigeria: A Dynamic Engagement Option for Current and Aspiring LeadersThe Route to Power in Nigeria: A Dynamic Engagement Option for Current and Aspiring Leaders
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Proceeding from a longitudinal analysis of Nigeria?s governorship history, The Route to Power...
Civilian Jihad: Nonviolent Struggle, Democratization, and Governance in the Middle East (Palgrave Macmillian Series on Civil Resistance)Civilian Jihad: Nonviolent Struggle, Democratization, and Governance in the Middle East (Palgrave Macmillian Series on Civil Resistance)
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The Middle East, a region infamous for political violence and a democratic...
Education and Democracy in SenegalEducation and Democracy in Senegal
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This book examines the role of nonformal education (NFE) in African languages in promoting...
ChinaÕs TransitionChinaÕs Transition
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With more than one billion people, China represents both an ocean of economic opportunity and a...
The Postnational Constellation: Political Essays (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought)The Postnational Constellation: Political Essays (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought)
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translated, edited, and with an introduction by Max Pensky Does a global ...


Democracy: The Unfinished Journey, 508 BC to AD 1993Democracy: The Unfinished Journey, 508 BC to AD 1993
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I read this book for my senior seminar class while studying abroad in Rome. I found it to be...
The Classical Athenian DemocracyThe Classical Athenian Democracy
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This critical study, designed for the modern reader, explains what the institutions of the...
The Presidentialization of Politics: A Comparative Study of Modern Democracies (Comparative Politics)The Presidentialization of Politics: A Comparative Study of Modern Democracies (Comparative Politics)
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The Presidentialization of Politics shows that the politics of democratic societies is moving...
Regimes and Democracy in Latin America: Theories and Methods (Oxford Studies in Democratization)Regimes and Democracy in Latin America: Theories and Methods (Oxford Studies in Democratization)
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This volume focuses on democracy in Latin America and assesses the state of current knowledge on...
Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe: Volume 1: Institutional Engineering (Oxford Studies in Democratization)Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe: Volume 1: Institutional Engineering (Oxford Studies in Democratization)
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This volume--the first in a series of books on democratic consolidation in Eastern...

Democratic Peacebuilding: Aiding Afghanistan and other Fragile StatesDemocratic Peacebuilding: Aiding Afghanistan and other Fragile States
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As someone working in Afghanistan, I found Dr. Ponzio's book on Democratic Peacebuilding to...
Struggle for Democracy, The (10th Edition)Struggle for Democracy, The (10th Edition)
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Updated in a new 10 th edition, The Struggle for Democracy challenges students to think...
Learning Democracy: Citizen Engagement and Electoral Choice in Nicaragua, 1990-2001Learning Democracy: Citizen Engagement and Electoral Choice in Nicaragua, 1990-2001
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Historically, Nicaragua has been mired in poverty and political conflict, yet the country has...
Real Democracy: The New England Town Meeting and How It Works (American Politics and Political Economy Series)Real Democracy: The New England Town Meeting and How It Works (American Politics and Political Economy Series)
Relying on an astounding collection of more than three decades of firsthand research, Frank M....
The Challenge of Democracy: Brief EditionThe Challenge of Democracy: Brief Edition
The Brief Edition retains the popular themes of the full length text: the conflicting values of...

Democracy without Borders: Transnationalisation and Conditionality in New Democracies (Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science)Democracy without Borders: Transnationalisation and Conditionality in New Democracies (Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science)
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This book carves out a new area of democratisation studies by analysing the transnational...
The Policy Partnership: Presidential Elections and American DemocracyThe Policy Partnership: Presidential Elections and American Democracy
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The presidency was neither designed nor expected to act in concert with the American people; the...
The Democracy Advantage: How Democracies Promote Prosperity and PeaceThe Democracy Advantage: How Democracies Promote Prosperity and Peace
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I saw the authors on Book TV when the book first came out. They were so non-dogmatic and...
Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human SpiritHealing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit
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* NEWS FLASH *   Spirituality & Practice names  Healing the Heart of Democrac ...
The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy (Ann Arbor Paperbacks)The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy (Ann Arbor Paperbacks)
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The Calculus of Consent, written by James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock, is one of the founding...

Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist IdeaGuns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea
" Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea recasts the gun debate by showing its...
Democracy Under Pressure: An Introduction to the American Political System, Election Update 2006, Alternate Edition (Alternate 2006 Election Update)Democracy Under Pressure: An Introduction to the American Political System, Election Update 2006, Alternate Edition (Alternate 2006 Election Update)
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The product I received was in excellent condition. It was mailed in a timely fashion and I...
The Irony of Democracy: An Uncommon Introduction to American PoliticsThe Irony of Democracy: An Uncommon Introduction to American Politics
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The question at the center of the 15th edition of THE IRONY OF DEMOCRACY is "How democratic...
Political RepresentationPolitical Representation
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Political representation lies at the core of modern politics. Democracies, with their vast...
DemocracyDemocracy
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Charles Tilly's Democracy identifies the general processes causing democratization and...

Study Guide for Dye/Zeigler's Advantage Series: The Irony of Democracy: An Uncommon Introduction to American Politics, 13thStudy Guide for Dye/Zeigler's Advantage Series: The Irony of Democracy: An Uncommon Introduction to American Politics, 13th
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Domestic ThreatsDomestic Threats
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Every American man, woman and child has been taught that the Bill of Rights guarantees our...
Rebuttal to the RogueRebuttal to the Rogue
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It is unfortunate that some people may read this, simply because of the title and appearance of...
Challenge Of Democracy Essential 1999 Update Sixth EditionChallenge Of Democracy Essential 1999 Update Sixth Edition
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Challenge Of Democracy Brief, Fourth EditionChallenge Of Democracy Brief, Fourth Edition
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The Seventh Edition of The Challenge of Democracy maintains the framework that explores two...

Challenge Of Democracy Essentials And Study Guide Sixth Edition And Electoral Supplement And Brown 6th Edition And Internet SupplementChallenge Of Democracy Essentials And Study Guide Sixth Edition And Electoral Supplement And Brown 6th Edition And Internet SupplementChallenge Of Democracy Brief Fifth Edition And Perspectives On American Government Fourth EditionChallenge Of Democracy Brief Fifth Edition And Perspectives On American Government Fourth EditionDebating Democracy: A Reader in American PoliticsDebating Democracy: A Reader in American Politics
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Some of these essays are of very recent vintage. See Chapter 6, about defending American...
Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes (Ancient World)Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes (Ancient World)
The system of government in classical Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries BC has provided...
Postcolonialism: An Historical IntroductionPostcolonialism: An Historical Introduction
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Robert Young's Postcolonialism: An Historical Introduction is indisputably the best reader...

Whose Europe: The Turn Towards Democracy (Sociological Review Monographs)Whose Europe: The Turn Towards Democracy (Sociological Review Monographs)
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A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of democracy. How can the European Union be made more...
Symphonic Aspirations: German Music and Politics, 1900-1945Symphonic Aspirations: German Music and Politics, 1900-1945
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Can music be political? Germans have long claimed the symphony as a pillar of their modern...
The Key of Liberty: The Life and Democratic Writings of William Manning (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)The Key of Liberty: The Life and Democratic Writings of William Manning (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)
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The recovery of the ideas and experiences of William Manning is a major event in the history of...
The Age of Social Democracy: Norway and Sweden in the Twentieth CenturyThe Age of Social Democracy: Norway and Sweden in the Twentieth Century
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This is the history of how two countries on the northern edge of Europe built societies in the...
Democratization and the Judiciary: The Accountability Function of Courts in New Democracies (Democratization Studies)Democratization and the Judiciary: The Accountability Function of Courts in New Democracies (Democratization Studies)
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This title examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa,...

Between Growth and Security: Swedish Social Democracy from a Strong Society to a Third Way (Critical Labour Movement Studies)Between Growth and Security: Swedish Social Democracy from a Strong Society to a Third Way (Critical Labour Movement Studies)
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The notion of social policy as a productive investment and a prerequisite for economic growth...
In Search of Social Democracy: Responses to Crisis and ModernisationIn Search of Social Democracy: Responses to Crisis and Modernisation
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The search for social democracy has not been an easy one over the last three decades. The...
The Republican Noise Machine: Right-Wing Media and How It Corrupts DemocracyThe Republican Noise Machine: Right-Wing Media and How It Corrupts Democracy
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Zichroni v. State of IsraelZichroni v. State of Israel
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Zichroni v. State of Israel tells the story of Amnon Zichroni, the Israeli civil rights lawyer...
The Struggle for DemocracyThe Struggle for Democracy
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The book, 'The Struggle for Democracy' by Edward s. Greenberg and Benjamin I. Page, is...

New American Democracy (with Study Card), The (4th Edition)New American Democracy (with Study Card), The (4th Edition)
Updated in a new 7 th edition, The New American Democracy offers a stimulating, analytical...
Struggle for Democracy, The (8th Edition)Struggle for Democracy, The (8th Edition)
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In a number of places it paints a misleading picture of national history, and in more than one...
Economic Policy & the Transition to Demo (Macmillan International Politi)Economic Policy & the Transition to Demo (Macmillan International Politi)
In the 1980s a large number of Latin American countries reverted from military dictatorships to...
Economic Policy and the Transition to Democracy : The Latin American ExperienceEconomic Policy and the Transition to Democracy : The Latin American ExperienceComparative Constitutional EngineeringComparative Constitutional Engineering
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'Democratic constitutional engineering is tricky, yet consequential, nowadays more than...

Incomplete Transition: Military Power and Democracy in ArgentinaIncomplete Transition: Military Power and Democracy in ArgentinaComparative Democratization & Peaceful CComparative Democratization & Peaceful C
One of the more positive international trends as of late has been the transformation of several...
From Comrades to Citizens: The South African Civics Movement and the Transition to Democracy (International Political Economy Series)From Comrades to Citizens: The South African Civics Movement and the Transition to Democracy (International Political Economy Series)
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In the 1980s South Africa's urban townships exploded into insurrection led by youth and...
Politics Lost: How American Democracy Was Trivialized By People Who Think You're StupidPolitics Lost: How American Democracy Was Trivialized By People Who Think You're Stupid
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Edited to remove opening at suggeastion of earnest Amazonian, and to add several books and...
Seers and Judges: American Literature as Political PhilosophySeers and Judges: American Literature as Political Philosophy
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Alexis de Tocqueville asserted that America had no truly great literature, and that American...

The Soul of Civil Society: Voluntary Associations and the Public Value of Moral HabitsThe Soul of Civil Society: Voluntary Associations and the Public Value of Moral Habits
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Americans care about the public value of moral habits. They like to see virtue rewarded and vice...
From the Margins of Globalization: Critical Perspectives on Human Rights (Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory)From the Margins of Globalization: Critical Perspectives on Human Rights (Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory)
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These essays are the world seen upside down. They are a collection of anti- American and anti-...
Going Global: Unions and Globalization in the United States, Sweden, and GermanyGoing Global: Unions and Globalization in the United States, Sweden, and Germany
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Can organized labor survive in a globalizing world? Going Global explores the impact of...
Dependency and Socialism in the Modern Caribbean: Superpower Intervention in Guyana, Jamaica, and Grenada, 1970-1985Dependency and Socialism in the Modern Caribbean: Superpower Intervention in Guyana, Jamaica, and Grenada, 1970-1985
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Was the Anglophone Caribbean condemned by its colonial history to permanent conditions of...
The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule (Applications of Political Theory)The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule (Applications of Political Theory)
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In The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule, Roger M....

Breakdown and Reconstitution: Democracy, The Nation-State, and Ethnicity in NigeriaBreakdown and Reconstitution: Democracy, The Nation-State, and Ethnicity in Nigeria
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Breakdown and Reconstitution analyzes the interplay between democratization, nation-state...
The Struggle to Constitute and Sustain Productive Orders: Vincent Ostrom's Quest to Understand Human AffairsThe Struggle to Constitute and Sustain Productive Orders: Vincent Ostrom's Quest to Understand Human Affairs
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Countries, governments, and organizations devise constitutions to reflect their visions of...
Conversations with Tocqueville: The Global Democratic Revolution in the Twenty-first CenturyConversations with Tocqueville: The Global Democratic Revolution in the Twenty-first Century
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The questions and issues raised by Tocqueville in his monumental studies of France and America...
Conversations with Tocqueville: The Global Democratic Revolution in the Twenty-first CenturyConversations with Tocqueville: The Global Democratic Revolution in the Twenty-first Century
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The questions and issues raised by Tocqueville in his monumental studies of France and America...
Democracy's Dilemma: Environment, Social Equity, and the Global EconomyDemocracy's Dilemma: Environment, Social Equity, and the Global Economy
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The realities of global economic integration are far more complex than many of...

Issues in Democratic Consolidation: The New South American Democracies in Comparative PerspectiveIssues in Democratic Consolidation: The New South American Democracies in Comparative Perspective
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Since 1974, there has been an unprecedented wave of democratization in the world. This trend...
The President and Congress in Post-Authoritarian Chile: Institutional Constraints to Democratic ConsolidationThe President and Congress in Post-Authoritarian Chile: Institutional Constraints to Democratic Consolidation
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As many formerly authoritarian regimes have been replaced by democratic governments in Latin...
Democratization Without Representation: The Politics Of Small Industry In MexicoDemocratization Without Representation: The Politics Of Small Industry In Mexico
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When countries become more democratic, new opportunities arise for individuals and groups to...
Feminist Interpretations of Alexis de Tocqueville (Re-Reading the Canon)Feminist Interpretations of Alexis de Tocqueville (Re-Reading the Canon)
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This book moves beyond traditional readings of Alexis de Tocqueville (18051859) and his...
The Challenges of Democratic Consolidation in Portugal: Political, Economic, and Military Issues, 1976-1991The Challenges of Democratic Consolidation in Portugal: Political, Economic, and Military Issues, 1976-1991
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This study examines the process of democratic political consolidation as seen in Portugal. It...

With Malice Toward All?: The Media and Public Confidence in Democratic Institutions (Praeger Series in Political Communication)With Malice Toward All?: The Media and Public Confidence in Democratic Institutions (Praeger Series in Political Communication)
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Public opinion polls point to a continuing decline in confidence in the Presidency, court...
Tilt?: The Search for Media BiasTilt?: The Search for Media Bias
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Nine in ten Americans believe the media are biased. Trust in journalists ranks beneath that in...
Who Guards the Guardians and How: Democratic Civil-Military RelationsWho Guards the Guardians and How: Democratic Civil-Military Relations
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The continued spread of democracy into the twenty-first century has seen two-thirds of the...
Democracy, Dialogue, and Environmental Disputes: The Contested Languages of Social RegulationDemocracy, Dialogue, and Environmental Disputes: The Contested Languages of Social Regulation
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This book addresses the conundrum of environmental regulation by tracing its source to the...
Seers and Judges: American Literature as Political PhilosophySeers and Judges: American Literature as Political Philosophy
Best Price: $63.22
Alexis de Tocqueville asserted that America had no truly great literature, and that American...

The Soul of Civil Society: Voluntary Associations and the Public Value of Moral HabitsThe Soul of Civil Society: Voluntary Associations and the Public Value of Moral Habits
Best Price: $22.52
Americans care about the public value of moral habits. They like to see virtue rewarded and vice...
From the Margins of Globalization: Critical Perspectives on Human Rights (Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory)From the Margins of Globalization: Critical Perspectives on Human Rights (Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory)
Best Price: $27.88
These essays are the world seen upside down. They are a collection of anti- American and anti-...
Going Global: Unions and Globalization in the United States, Sweden, and GermanyGoing Global: Unions and Globalization in the United States, Sweden, and Germany
Best Price: $39.14
Can organized labor survive in a globalizing world? Going Global explores the impact of...
Dependency and Socialism in the Modern Caribbean: Superpower Intervention in Guyana, Jamaica, and Grenada, 1970-1985Dependency and Socialism in the Modern Caribbean: Superpower Intervention in Guyana, Jamaica, and Grenada, 1970-1985
Best Price: $102.96
Was the Anglophone Caribbean condemned by its colonial history to permanent conditions of...
The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule (Applications of Political Theory)The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule (Applications of Political Theory)
Best Price: $16.00
In The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule, Roger M....

Breakdown and Reconstitution: Democracy, The Nation-State, and Ethnicity in NigeriaBreakdown and Reconstitution: Democracy, The Nation-State, and Ethnicity in Nigeria
Best Price: $24.50
Breakdown and Reconstitution analyzes the interplay between democratization, nation-state...
The Struggle to Constitute and Sustain Productive Orders: Vincent Ostrom's Quest to Understand Human AffairsThe Struggle to Constitute and Sustain Productive Orders: Vincent Ostrom's Quest to Understand Human Affairs
Best Price: $31.16
Countries, governments, and organizations devise constitutions to reflect their visions of...
Conversations with Tocqueville: The Global Democratic Revolution in the Twenty-first CenturyConversations with Tocqueville: The Global Democratic Revolution in the Twenty-first Century
Best Price: $89.35
The questions and issues raised by Tocqueville in his monumental studies of France and America...
Conversations with Tocqueville: The Global Democratic Revolution in the Twenty-first CenturyConversations with Tocqueville: The Global Democratic Revolution in the Twenty-first Century
Best Price: $31.78
The questions and issues raised by Tocqueville in his monumental studies of France and America...
Never at War: Why Democracies Will Not Fight One AnotherNever at War: Why Democracies Will Not Fight One Another
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This is a well written and thoughtful analysis of the "democratic peace theory"...

Deliberative Democracy and Human RightsDeliberative Democracy and Human Rights
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In this important collection of writings, leading legal and political thinkers address a wide...
Ordinary Heroes and American DemocracyOrdinary Heroes and American Democracy
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Gerald Pomper does an excellent job providing a fair and multi-faceted review of each of his heroes.
Democratic VistasDemocratic Vistas
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In this thought-provoking collection, leading scholars explore democracy in the United States...
The Republican Noise Machine: Right-Wing Media and How It Corrupts DemocracyThe Republican Noise Machine: Right-Wing Media and How It Corrupts Democracy
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David Brock has written a detailed and brilliant expose of a multi-decade long assault on...
Understanding Risk: Informing Decisions in a Democratic SocietyUnderstanding Risk: Informing Decisions in a Democratic Society
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Addresses a central dilemma of coping with risk in a democracy. Discusses informing decisions in...

100 Key Documents in American Democracy100 Key Documents in American Democracy
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This documentary collection traces the development and meaning of democracy in America from...
Native America and the Evolution of Democracy: A Supplementary Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in American History)Native America and the Evolution of Democracy: A Supplementary Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in American History)
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During the late years of the 20th century, the issue of Native American influence on the...
Political Parties and Democracy: Volume III: Post-Soviet and Asian Political Parties (Political Parties in Context)Political Parties and Democracy: Volume III: Post-Soviet and Asian Political Parties (Political Parties in Context)
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Political Parties and Democracy: Volume III: Post-Soviet and Asian Political Parties is the...
The Struggle for Democracy: CourseCompass Edition (5th Edition)The Struggle for Democracy: CourseCompass Edition (5th Edition)
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This edition seamlessly integrates the online course management capabilities and web activities...
 
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