Democratic statecraft : political realism and popular power / J. S. Maloy, Oklahoma State University.

By:

Maloy, J. S. (Jason Stuart), 1974-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013Description: ix, 236 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9780521192200

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DDC classification:

321.8 23

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: realism and democracy; 2. Reason of state and two dimensions of realism; 3. From the Sophists to Aristotle: institutions lie; 4. From Aristotle to Machiavelli: democracy bites; 5. From Machiavelli to the Puritans: fire fights fire; 6. From the Puritans to the Populists: money never sleeps; 7. Conclusion: power and paradoxes.

Summary: "Shows that the Western tradition of statecraft, long considered the method of tyrants and oligarchs, can steer our thinking about democracy in bold new directions"-- Provided by publisher.

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Book

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Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Main Library East Wing	321.8 MAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		GUL22090095

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-225) and index.

"Shows that the Western tradition of statecraft, long considered the method of tyrants and oligarchs, can steer our thinking about democracy in bold new directions"-- Provided by publisher.

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