Why does democracy—as a word and as an idea—loom so large in the political imagination, though it has so often been misu
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English Pages xxv; 225 Year 2019
Table of contents :
Preface and Acknowledgements to the Second Edition
Acknowledgements for the Original Edition
Preface: Why Democracy?
1 Democracy’s First Coming
2 Democracy’s Second Coming
3 The Long Shadow of Thermidor
4 Why Democracy?
Conclusion
Notes
Index