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Stourzh Gerald |
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Modern isonomy : democratic participation and human rights protection as a system of equal rights : an essay / / Gerald Stourzh ; translated by Gerald Stourzh and Cynthia Peck-Kubaczek [[electronic resource]] |
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Chicago : , : The University of Chicago Press, , 2022 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Collana |
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Chicago scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Equality before the law |
Civil rights |
Human rights |
Democracy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Translated from the German. |
This translation previously issued in print: 2021. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Isonomy in Greek Antiquity -- 2. Gradations: Hierarchy in This World and the Other World -- 3. Equalizations: Ways toward Modern Isonomy in America and in France -- 4. Democracy with Adjectives -- 5. The Six Components of Modern Isonomy -- Conclusion: The Two Focal Points of Modern Isonomy -- Bibliography -- Index of Names |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Stourzh begins with ancient Greek thought contrasting isonomy - which is associated with the rule of the many - with 'gradated societies', oligarchies, and monarchies. He then discusses the American experiment with the development of representative democracy, as well as the French Revolution, which proclaimed that all people are born and remain free and with equal rights. But progress on the creation and protection of rights for all has been uneven. Stourzh discusses specifically the equalisation of slaves, peasants, women, Jews, and indigenous people. He demonstrates how deeply intertwined the protection of equal rights is with the development of democracy and gives particular attention to the development of constitutional |
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