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Kloppenberg James T. |
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Titolo |
Toward democracy : the struggle for self-rule in European and American thought / / James T. Kloppenberg |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-045768-6 |
0-19-045767-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (909 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Democracy - History |
Democracy - Europe |
Democracy - United States |
Autonomy |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Cover ; Toward Democracy: The Struggle for Self-Rule in European and American Thought; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Paradoxes of Democracy ; PART I: Roots and Branches ; Chapter 1: Born in Bloodshed: The Origins of Democracy; Chapter 2: Voices in the Wilderness: Democracies in North America ; Chapter 3: Democracy Deferred: The English Civil War; Chapter 4: Coup d'Etat: 1688 in England and America; PART II: Trial and Error ; Chapter 5: Sympathy, Will, and Democracy in the Enlightenments of Europe; Chapter 6: Faith, Enlightenment, and Resistance in America |
Chapter 7: Democracy and American IndependenceChapter 8: Constituting American Democracy; Chapter 9: Ratification and Reciprocity; PART III: Failure in Success; Chapter 10: Delusions of Unity and Collisions with Tradition in the French Revolution; Chapter 11: Virtue and Violence in the French Revolution; Chapter 12: Democracy in the Wake of Terror; Chapter 13: Diagnosing Democratic Cultures in America and Europe; Chapter 14: The Tragic Irony of Democracy; NOTES ; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10 |
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Chapter 11Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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James T. Kloppenberg presents the history of democracy from the perspective of those who established its principles, offering a fresh look at how ideas about representative government, suffrage, and the principles of self-rule and ideals have shifted over time and place. |
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