The Theory of Democracy Revisited - Part One: The Contemporary Debate / Edition 1

by Giovanni Sartori

Overview

This is part one of a two-volume set.

"...[Sartori] reviews the major democratic theories of our time and canvasses astutely the salient issues among them. Sartori synthesizes a theory of his own which he proffers as a new mainstream view to his readers. His trenchant and swift-moving argument moves deftly among competing schools of thought. The book's greatest strength lies in Sartori's demonstration that prescriptive and descriptive theories (the ideal and the real) must be blended, to be valid, in an integral whole—in theory of the democratically possible. The clarity and dramatic power of this erudite work render it very accessible to undergraduate students."

– William T. Bluhm, The University of Rochester

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780934540476
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/01/1987
Series:	Theory of Democracy Revisited , #1
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	247
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x (d)

Editorial Reviews

The author of the classic Democratic Theory (1962) here argues that the ideas, words, and symbols of politics in the 1960s through the 1980s have led to new theories of democracy. He presents a philosophical analysis intended to rebuild mainstream democratic theory. To do this he dissects the values and ideas underlying a large-scale democracy. In part 1 he contrasts present-day theories of democracy with theories of the 1950s; in part 2 he considers themes from ancient Greece. Sartori provides an excellent analysis of the fabric of democracy. He emphasizes that this fabric must be understood to have viable, continuing democracies. Essential for academic libraries. Steven Puro, Political Science Dept., St. Louis Univ.

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