A collection of essays by distinguished scholars, this book delineates a substantial conception of democracy, the great promise as well as the pitfalls of a democratic mentality and culture. These essays go beyond the institutional and formal descriptions of democracy to its underlying cultural context -- expressed both historically and analytically, descriptively and normatively.
Language
English
Pages
246
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Routledge Chapman & Hall
Release
April 26, 2011
ISBN
0415589916
ISBN 13
9780415589918
Democratic Culture: Historical and Philosophical Essays
A collection of essays by distinguished scholars, this book delineates a substantial conception of democracy, the great promise as well as the pitfalls of a democratic mentality and culture. These essays go beyond the institutional and formal descriptions of democracy to its underlying cultural context -- expressed both historically and analytically, descriptively and normatively.