Democracy is an essential collection of source texts by major historical figures on the value of democracy, key concepts and practices, theoretical perspectives, and contemporary challenges. The volume includes reflections on democracy by Machiavelli, Hobbes, Madison, Mill, Lincoln, and Paine. It features Rousseau and Kant on freedom and autonomy; Locke on equality; Burke and Bakunin on representation; Wollheim and Tocqueville on majority rule; and Crick on citizenship. Conservative, Marxist, socialist, and feminist critiques are followed by new sections on the market, civil society, participation, the Internet, nationalism, religion, multiculturalism, cosmopolitan democracy, and violence. Perfect for course use, the book provides an unparalleled introduction to standard articulations of democracy and its multiple manifestations in our interconnected, conflict-ridden world. Praise for the first edition: "Presenting key texts from Plato through Rousseau's "Social Contract" and Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" to modern contributions by Benjamin Barber and Milton Friedman, this is arguably the most comprehensive reader on the subject available in English."--"Political Studies ""A handy preliminary sweep through the most salient issues and arguments, and will undoubtedly prove useful to new students of democratic theory."--"Australian Journal of Political Science" Ricardo Blaug is a reader in democracy and political theory at the University of Westminster. John Schwarzmantel is senior lecturer in politics at the University of Leeds.