
000 | 00000nam u2200205 a 4500 | |
001 | 000045914885 | |
005 | 20170914162220 | |
008 | 170914s2015 enka b 001 0 eng d | |
020 | ▼a 9781783605422 | |
040 | ▼a 211009 ▼c 211009 ▼d 211009 | |
082 | 0 4 | ▼a 321.8 ▼2 23 |
084 | ▼a 321.8 ▼2 DDCK | |
090 | ▼a 321.8 ▼b F967b | |
100 | 1 | ▼a Fuller, Roslyn. |
245 | 1 0 | ▼a Beasts and gods : ▼b how democracy changed its meaning and lost its purpose / ▼c Roslyn Fuller. |
260 | ▼a London : ▼b Zed Books, ▼c c2015. | |
300 | ▼a ix, 414 p. : ▼b ill. ; ▼c 22 cm. | |
504 | ▼a Includes bibliographical references and index. | |
650 | 0 | ▼a Democracy. |
650 | 0 | ▼a Democracy ▼x History. |
945 | ▼a KLPA |
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Contents information
Table of Contents
Introduction: What is democracy? Part I: Democracy in Athens : people power is born The myth of representation Buying and selling elections Participation : bought in or locked out? Modern democracy and the international system : a perfect storm Non-governmental organizations and the civil society chimera How did things get to be this way? The Roman Republican system and the Founding Fathers of America Part II: The way forward : digital democracy Disinformed is disenfranchised : why taming mass media is a necessary step towards democracy Democracy and dissent : the balance between individual and community Direct democracy today : cutting the Gordian knot.