1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996391763803316

Titolo

The Danger and unreasonableness of a toleration [[electronic resource] ] : in reference to some late papers which have passed concerning liberty of conscience

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Walter Davis ..., 1685

Descrizione fisica

[3], 6 p

Soggetti

Christian union

Liberty of conscience

Religious tolerance

Dissenters, Religious

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910710024703321

Autore

Mitchell Richard A

Titolo

Component parts assembly with joints. Adhesive-mechanical Part 4. Analysis and test of bonded and wellbonded lap joints / / Richard A. Mitchell; Ruth M. Wooley; Saul M. Baker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gaithersburg, MD : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 1976

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

NBSIR ; ; 76-1053

Altri autori (Persone)

BakerSaul M

MitchellRichard A

WooleyRuth M

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

1976.

Contributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.

Title from PDF title page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778961103321

Autore

Oppenheimer Danny

Titolo

Democracy despite itself : why a system that shouldn't work at all works so well / / Danny Oppenheimer and Mike Edwards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012

©2012

ISBN

0-262-30095-8

1-283-44897-1

9786613448972

0-262-30170-9

Descrizione fisica

245 p

Altri autori (Persone)

EdwardsMike <1978->

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Democracy - Psychological aspects

Voting - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Democracy is crazy -- pt. 2. Restoring some sanity.

Sommario/riassunto

"Voters often make irrational decisions based on inaccurate and irrelevant information. Politicians are often inept, corrupt, or out of touch with the will of the people. Elections can be determined by the design of the ballot and the gerrymandered borders of a district. And yet, despite voters who choose candidates according to the boxer--brief dichotomy and politicians who struggle to put together a coherent sentence, democracy works exceptionally well: citizens of democracies are healthier, happier, and freer than citizens of other countries. In Democracy Despite Itself, Danny Oppenheimer, a psychologist, and Mike Edwards, a political scientist, explore this paradox: How can democracy lead to such successful outcomes when the defining characteristic of democracy -- elections -- is so flawed?Oppenheimer and Edwards argue that democracy works because regular elections, no matter how flawed, produce a variety of unintuitive, positive consequences. The brilliance of democracy, write Oppenheimer and Edwards, does not lie in the people's ability to pick superior leaders. It lies in the many ways that it subtly encourages the flawed people and



their flawed leaders to work toward building a better society"--Publisher's description.