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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786172403321

Autore

Isakhan Benjamin

Titolo

The Edinburgh companion to the history of democracy [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Benjamin Isakhan and Stephen Stockwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2012

ISBN

1-78402-333-7

1-283-90298-2

0-7486-5366-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (577 p.)

Classificazione

ME 3000

Altri autori (Persone)

IsakhanBenjamin <1977->

StockwellStephen

Disciplina

321.809

821.914099411

Soggetti

Democracy - History

Democracy

Politics and culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Pre-classical democracy -- pt. II. Classical democracy -- pt. III. Medieval democracy -- pt. IV. Early modern democracy -- pt. V. Colonialism and democracy -- pt. VI. National movements -- pt. VII. Peoples' movements -- pt. VIII. Democracy today -- pt. IX. Futures and possibilities.

Sommario/riassunto

Re-examines the long and complex history of democracy and broadens the traditional view of this history by complementing it with examples from unexplored or under-examined quarters.