Democracy

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Brian Duignan
Forms of Government and the Rise of Democracy (Governance: Power, Politics, and Participation)
For as long as individuals have lived alongside one another there have been governing structures—bodies established to maintain order and justice, entrusted to provide basic needs and services to their constituents. Disparate beliefs and interests have given rise to many forms of government throug...
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Daniel J. Castellano
Against Democracy
This daring manifesto puts democratic dogmas to the tests of history, science, philosophy and ethics, and finds them full of contradictions. Arguing that democracy has consistently failed to deliver its promise of enfranchising the people, the author calls for a dismantling of statist plutocracy, an...
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David A. Smith
Money for Art: The Tangled Web of Art and Politics in American Democracy
Government funding of the arts in America has never followed an easy course. Whether on a local or national scale, political support for the arts carries with it a sense of exchange-the expectation that in return for money the community will benefit. But this concept is fraught with potential diffic...
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Kristin M. Lord
The Perils and Promise of Global Transparency: Why the Information Revolution May Not Lead to Security, Democracy, or Peace (Global Politics)
Argues that increasing levels of transparency do not always change international politics for the better. While the trend toward greater transparency will bring many benefits, Kristin M. Lord argues that predictions that it will lead inevitably to peace, understanding, and democracy are wrong. The...
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Farhang Mossavar Rahmani
The Conversation That Remains: Civil Society and The Future of Democracy
What holds a democracy together when elections are contested, institutions are distrusted, and citizens have stopped seeing each other as fellow citizens? In seven Socratic seminars, Dr. Farhang Mossavar-Rahmani works through the foundations of civil society, the mechanics of power, civil disobedien...
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Melvin Rogers
The Undiscovered Dewey: Religion, Morality, and the Ethos of Democracy
The Undiscovered Dewey explores the profound influence of evolution and its corresponding ideas of contingency and uncertainty on John Dewey's philosophy of action, particularly its argument that inquiry proceeds from the uncertainty of human activity. Dewey separated the meaningfulness of inquiry ...
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John B. Severance
Thomas Jefferson: Architect of Democracy
The words of the Declaration of Independence, so familiar to us and so important to our country, were those of Thomas Jefferson. He was a primary force behind United States independence. Without his influence, our country would be vastly different from the nation we know today. Jefferson initiated p...
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Kathryn Stoner
Transitions to Democracy: A Comparative Perspective
Fifteen case studies by scholars and practitioners demonstrate the synergy between domestic and international influences that can precipitate democratic transitions. As demonstrated by current events in Tunisia and Egypt, oppressive regimes are rarely immune to their citizens’ desire for democrati...
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Richard C. Sewell
In the Theatre of Dionysos: Democracy and Tragedy in Ancient Athens
Ancient Athens was unique in its politics, extraordinary in its religion and fanatic about its poetry. Yet its creativity peaked in a time of prolonged, avoidable and catastrophic war; the brilliance of Greek tragedy blazed while the people who made it were bringing ruinous defeat upon themselves. ...
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Larry A. Hickman
The Essential Dewey, Volume 1: Pragmatism, Education, Democracy
In addition to being one of the greatest technical philosophers of the twentieth century, John Dewey (1859-1952) was an educational innovator, a Progressive Era reformer, and one of America's last great public intellectuals. Dewey's insights into the problems of public education, immigration, the pr...
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Jeff Sharlet
C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy
C Street - where piety, politics, and corruption meet Jeff Sharlet is the only journalist to have reported from inside the C Street House, the Fellowship residence known simply by its Washington, DC address. The house has lately been the scene of notorious political scandal, but more crucially it is...
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Robert D. Johnston
The Radical Middle Class: Populist Democracy and the Question of Capitalism in Progressive Era Portland, Oregon (Politics and Society in Modern
America has a long tradition of middle-class radicalism, albeit one that intellectual orthodoxy has tended to obscure. The Radical Middle Class seeks to uncover the democratic, populist, and even anticapitalist legacy of the middle class. By examining in particular the independent small business s...
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Steven Wright
The Coyotes of Carthage: A Political Thriller About Dark Money, Manipulation, and the Soul of American Democracy
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ERNEST J. GAINES AWARD FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE “With this splendid debut, Steven Wright announces his arrival as a major new voice in the world of political thrillers. I enjoyed it immensely.” —John Grisham A blistering and thrilling debut—a biting exploration of America...
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Ronald J. Deibert
Chasing Shadows: Cyber Espionage, Subversion, and the Global Fight for Democracy
Instant Bestseller Like a John Le Carré novel updated for the digital age, Chasing Shadows provides a gripping account of how the Citizen Lab, the world’s foremost digital watchdog, has uncovered dozens of cyber espionage cases and protects people in countries around the world. Called “e...
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Mary Anne Trasciatti
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: The Rebel Girl, Democracy, and Revolution (CERES: Rutgers Studies in History)
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was involved in almost every major campaign of the U.S. Left in the first two thirds of the twentieth century. An outstanding orator, writer, and tactician, Flynn is one of the most important figures in the history of the American labor movement. Inspired by the Irish freedom ...
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NO Kings Day Protect Democracy June 14 Protest T-Shirt
NO KINGS DAY! Protest the dictatorship! Join June 14 protests! PROECT DEMOCRACY! Save USA! Lightweight, Classic fit, Double-needle sleeve and bottom hem...
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Tony Abbott
Australia: A History: by the former Prime Minister Tony Abbott with a foreword by Geoffrey Blainey: From convict colony to great democracy
How an ancient land became a great democracy. Longlisted for Best Non Fiction in the Indie Book Awards 2026 'Tony Abbott should be congratulated ... This history of Australia is vivid, readable, provocative ' Geoffrey Blainey, historian 'I think it's very good' Tom Holland, historian Australia is...
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Womens Democracy Is Dying But Hey Nice Fireworks for Women Men V-Neck T-Shirt
Vintage Democracy Is Dying But Hey Nice Fireworks graphic for women and men. Lightweight, Classic fit, Double-needle sleeve and bottom hem...
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James M. Buchanan
The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy (The Selected Works of Gordon Tullock)
The Calculus of Consent, the second volume of Liberty Fund’s The Selected Works of Gordon Tullock, is a reprint edition of the ground-breaking economic classic written by two of the world’s preeminent economists―Gordon Tullock and Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan. This book is a unique blen...
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Prof Ali Keyhani
The Crumbling Theocracy: Crimes of Islamic Republic of Iran. Enduring Demand for Democracy
In this bloody transition, the greatest victory of the Iranian people has not been won on any battlefield — it has been won in the soul. The absurd theology of Safavid Shiism lies defeated, and Kasravi's prophetic words, long dismissed, now ring with the weight of truth: "By placing the state in...
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