Author: John Dunn
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691183910
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Why does democracy—as a word and as an idea—loom so large in the political imagination, though it has so often been misused and misunderstood? Setting the People Free starts by tracing the roots of democracy from an improvised remedy for a local Greek difficulty 2,500 years ago, through its near extinction, to its rebirth amid the struggles of the French Revolution. Celebrated political theorist John Dunn then charts the slow but insistent metamorphosis of democracy over the next 150 years and its apparently overwhelming triumph since 1945. He examines the differences and the extraordinary continuities that modern democratic states share with their Greek antecedents and explains why democracy evokes intellectual and moral scorn for some, and vital allegiance from others. Now with a new preface and conclusion that ground this landmark work firmly in the present, Setting the People Free is a unique and brilliant account of an extraordinary idea.
Setting the People Free
Author: John Dunn
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691183910
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Why does democracy—as a word and as an idea—loom so large in the political imagination, though it has so often been misused and misunderstood? Setting the People Free starts by tracing the roots of democracy from an improvised remedy for a local Greek difficulty 2,500 years ago, through its near extinction, to its rebirth amid the struggles of the French Revolution. Celebrated political theorist John Dunn then charts the slow but insistent metamorphosis of democracy over the next 150 years and its apparently overwhelming triumph since 1945. He examines the differences and the extraordinary continuities that modern democratic states share with their Greek antecedents and explains why democracy evokes intellectual and moral scorn for some, and vital allegiance from others. Now with a new preface and conclusion that ground this landmark work firmly in the present, Setting the People Free is a unique and brilliant account of an extraordinary idea.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691183910
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Why does democracy—as a word and as an idea—loom so large in the political imagination, though it has so often been misused and misunderstood? Setting the People Free starts by tracing the roots of democracy from an improvised remedy for a local Greek difficulty 2,500 years ago, through its near extinction, to its rebirth amid the struggles of the French Revolution. Celebrated political theorist John Dunn then charts the slow but insistent metamorphosis of democracy over the next 150 years and its apparently overwhelming triumph since 1945. He examines the differences and the extraordinary continuities that modern democratic states share with their Greek antecedents and explains why democracy evokes intellectual and moral scorn for some, and vital allegiance from others. Now with a new preface and conclusion that ground this landmark work firmly in the present, Setting the People Free is a unique and brilliant account of an extraordinary idea.
Setting the People Free
Author: John Dunn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Why does democracy, both as a word and an idea, linger so large in the political imagination today? John Dunn charts its slow but insistent metamorphosis from its roots in Ancient Greece to its overwhelming triumph in the years since 1945. Setting the People Free is an account of this extraordinary idea and its evolution.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Why does democracy, both as a word and an idea, linger so large in the political imagination today? John Dunn charts its slow but insistent metamorphosis from its roots in Ancient Greece to its overwhelming triumph in the years since 1945. Setting the People Free is an account of this extraordinary idea and its evolution.
Setting the People Free
Author: John Dunn
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691180032
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Why does democracy—as a word and as an idea—loom so large in the political imagination, though it has so often been misused and misunderstood? Setting the People Free starts by tracing the roots of democracy from an improvised remedy for a local Greek difficulty 2,500 years ago, through its near extinction, to its rebirth amid the struggles of the French Revolution. Celebrated political theorist John Dunn then charts the slow but insistent metamorphosis of democracy over the next 150 years and its apparently overwhelming triumph since 1945. He examines the differences and the extraordinary continuities that modern democratic states share with their Greek antecedents and explains why democracy evokes intellectual and moral scorn for some, and vital allegiance from others. Now with a new preface and conclusion that ground this landmark work firmly in the present, Setting the People Free is a unique and brilliant account of an extraordinary idea.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691180032
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Why does democracy—as a word and as an idea—loom so large in the political imagination, though it has so often been misused and misunderstood? Setting the People Free starts by tracing the roots of democracy from an improvised remedy for a local Greek difficulty 2,500 years ago, through its near extinction, to its rebirth amid the struggles of the French Revolution. Celebrated political theorist John Dunn then charts the slow but insistent metamorphosis of democracy over the next 150 years and its apparently overwhelming triumph since 1945. He examines the differences and the extraordinary continuities that modern democratic states share with their Greek antecedents and explains why democracy evokes intellectual and moral scorn for some, and vital allegiance from others. Now with a new preface and conclusion that ground this landmark work firmly in the present, Setting the People Free is a unique and brilliant account of an extraordinary idea.
Setting People Free
Author: Francis A. Macnab
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
The Freedom to Read
Author: American Library Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Set My People Free
Author: Dorothy Heyward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Hearken, O Ye People
Author: Mark L. Staker
Publisher: Greg Kofford Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781589581135
Category : Kirtland (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Using clues from numerous archives, privately held records, museum collections, and even the soil where early members planted corn and homes, the author reconstructs the cultural experiences by which Kirtland's Latter-day Saints made sense of the revelations Joseph Smith pronounced.
Publisher: Greg Kofford Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781589581135
Category : Kirtland (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Using clues from numerous archives, privately held records, museum collections, and even the soil where early members planted corn and homes, the author reconstructs the cultural experiences by which Kirtland's Latter-day Saints made sense of the revelations Joseph Smith pronounced.
Set My People Free
Author: Don Brancato
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970521224
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Set My People Free examines the history of the American political tradition relative to the Framers' original intention described in the Constitution. It looks at what went wrong and why. Answers and solutions to our current problems and a battle plan to defeat our "enemies, foreign and domestic" are proposed holding to that original intention.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970521224
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Set My People Free examines the history of the American political tradition relative to the Framers' original intention described in the Constitution. It looks at what went wrong and why. Answers and solutions to our current problems and a battle plan to defeat our "enemies, foreign and domestic" are proposed holding to that original intention.
Dealing with Demons
Author: Bob Larson
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768409683
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
How Do You Know When You’re Dealing with Demons?Though many of life’s problems have natural causes, in the back of our minds there is one question that must be considered: Is it the devil?How do you know if your problem is the result of life choices or a demonic influence?With a ministry spanning several decades, exorcist Bob Larson...
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768409683
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
How Do You Know When You’re Dealing with Demons?Though many of life’s problems have natural causes, in the back of our minds there is one question that must be considered: Is it the devil?How do you know if your problem is the result of life choices or a demonic influence?With a ministry spanning several decades, exorcist Bob Larson...
Re-imagining Government
Author: Barry Quirk
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0230364284
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In an age of austerity, public leaders and managers face a range of external challenges - fiscal, social and political. Combining theoretical insight, empirical commentary and practical experience, this book examines how democratic political systems work and how public decisions are made - and how they could be made better.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0230364284
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In an age of austerity, public leaders and managers face a range of external challenges - fiscal, social and political. Combining theoretical insight, empirical commentary and practical experience, this book examines how democratic political systems work and how public decisions are made - and how they could be made better.