The concepts and theories of modern democracy

This highly acclaimed and popular academic text is now available in a new edition, having been revised and updated to cover the analyses of the use, abuse and ambiguity of many essential concepts used in political discourse and political studies. These include basic concepts such as liberty, democra...

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Main Author: Birch, Anthony Harold
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2007
Edition:3rd ed
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Summary:This highly acclaimed and popular academic text is now available in a new edition, having been revised and updated to cover the analyses of the use, abuse and ambiguity of many essential concepts used in political discourse and political studies. These include basic concepts such as liberty, democracy, rights, representation, authority and political power. New to this edition are three sections of great topical interest:entirely original analysis of global terrorism, which puts the recent developments of Islamic terrorism into perspective by comparing it with earlier e
Item Description:Previous ed.: 2001
Physical Description:1 online resource (324 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0-203-96365-2
1-134-12149-0
1-280-85803-6
9786610858033