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| 100 | 1 | ▼a Ober, Josiah. |
| 245 | 1 0 | ▼a Demopolis : ▼b democracy before liberalism in theory and practice / ▼c Josiah Ober. |
| 260 | ▼a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; ▼a New York, NY : ▼b Cambridge University Press, ▼c c2017. | |
| 300 | ▼a xix, 204 p. : ▼b ill. ; ▼c 23 cm. | |
| 490 | 1 | ▼a The Seeley lectures ; ▼v 11 |
| 504 | ▼a Includes bibliographical references and index. | |
| 505 | 8 | ▼a Machine generated contents note: List of figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on the text; 1. Basic democracy; 2. The meaning of democracy in classical Athens; 3. Founding Demopolis; 4. Legitimacy and civic education; 5. Human capacities and civic participation; 6. Civic dignity and other necessary conditions; 7. Delegation and expertise; 8. A theory of democracy; Epilogue. Democracy after liberalism; Bibliography; Index. |
| 520 | ▼a "What did democracy mean before liberalism? What are the consequences for our lives today? Combining history with political theory, this book restores the core meaning of democracy as collective and limited self-government by citizens. That, rather than majority tyranny, is what democracy meant in ancient Athens, before liberalism. Participatory self-government is the basis of political practice in 'Demopolis', a hypothetical modern state powerfully imagined by award-winning historian and political scientist Josiah Ober. Demopolis' residents aim to establish a secure, prosperous, and non-tyrannical community, where citizens govern as a collective, both directly and through representatives, and willingly assume the costs of self-government because doing so benefits them, both as a group and individually. Basic democracy, as exemplified in real Athens and imagined Demopolis, can provide a stable foundation for a liberal state. It also offers a possible way forward for religious societies seeking a realistic alternative to autocracy"-- ▼c Provided by publisher. | |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Democracy ▼x History. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Democracy ▼x Philosophy. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Democracy ▼z Greece ▼z Athens ▼x History ▼y To 1500. |
| 830 | 0 | ▼a Seeley lectures ; ▼v 11. |
| 945 | ▼a KLPA |
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Table of Contents
Basic democracy -- The meaning of democracy in classical Athens -- Founding Demopolis -- Legitimacy and civic education -- Human capacities and civic participation -- Civic dignity and other necessary conditions -- Delegation and expertise -- A theory of democracy.
