In this now-clic work, one of the most celebrated political scientists of the twentieth century offers a powerful interpretation of the location of political power in American urban communities.
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" " A book that no one interested in politics can afford to ignore." -- Lewis A. Coser, Commentary
" " Anyone seriously concerned with current systematic political theory or with urban politics should read Who Governs?" -- Hugh Douglas Price, Political Science Quarterly
" " Dahl is never dogmatic, and never imagines that the world stands still to accommodate either the democratic ideal or his own pluralistic theory of city politics. . . . Who Governs? is Dahl' s liveliest and most remarkable book." -- Douglas W. Rae, from the Foreword
Dahl is never dogmatic, and never imagines that the world stands still to accommodate either the democratic ideal or his own pluralistic theory of city politics. . . . Who Governs? is Dahl s liveliest and most remarkable book. Douglas W. Rae, from the Foreword
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A book that no one interested in politics can afford to ignore. Lewis A. Coser, Commentary
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Anyone seriously concerned with current systematic political theory or with urban politics should read Who Governs? Hugh Douglas Price, Political Science Quarterly
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""Dahl is never dogmatic, and never imagines that the world stands still to accommodate either the democratic ideal or his own pluralistic theory of city politics. . . . Who Governs? is Dahl's liveliest and most remarkable book."--Douglas W. Rae, from the Foreword
""A book that no one interested in politics can afford to ignore."--Lewis A. Coser, Commentary
""Anyone seriously concerned with current systematic political theory or with urban politics should read Who Governs?"--Hugh Douglas Price, Political Science Quarterly
--Dahl is never dogmatic, and never imagines that the world stands still to accommodate either the democratic ideal or his own pluralistic theory of city politics. . . . Who Governs? is Dahl's liveliest and most remarkable book.---Douglas W. Rae, from the Foreword
Robert A. Dahl is Sterling Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Yale University and past president of the American Political Science Association. He is the author of numerous books, including Polyarchy and Democracy and Its Critics, available in paperback from Yale University Press.
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