Introducing Democracy: 80 Questions and Answers

David Beetham

ISBN 10: 0745615198 / ISBN 13: 9780745615196

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1995

About this Item

This text assembles 80 of the most pressing questions about democracy, systematically arranged in six sections: basic concepts and principles; free and fair elections; open and accountable government; individual rights and their defence; democratic or civil society; and the future of democracy. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342. . 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780745615196

Bibliographic Details

Title: Introducing Democracy: 80 Questions and ...

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

This textbook, specially commissioned by UNESCO, addresses eighty of the most pressing questions about democracy today.

About the Author:

David Beetham is Professor of Politics and Director of the Centre of Democratization Studies at the University of Leeds.

Kevin Boyle is an American author and the William Smith Mason Professor of American History at Northwestern University. His 2004 book, Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age, won the National Book Award.