Brings together classical and contemporary arguments about pure democracy versus representative government, the role of elites in a democracy, possibilities for greater popular participation, the relationship between democracy and capitalism, democracy and male domination, and the linkage between majority rule and minority rights. "Coherently organized with an integrating introductory essay. . . . Recommended for those seeking an introduction to radical perspectives on democracy." —Choice Philip Green is a political theorist and Sophia Smith Professor Emeritus of Smith College in Northampton, MA. An outspoken public intellectual, he is best known for his critiques of American liberal pluralism, beginning with a critique of American Cold War strategic policy based on massive nuclear deterrence and first-strike capability, to numerous recent writings about the retreat of representative democracy in the United States. His book  American Democracy: Selected Essays on Theory, Practice and Critique  (2014) contains a compilation of many of those essays. Used Book in Good Condition