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Against Elections : the Case for Democracy by David Van Reybrouck is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<b>Democracy is in bad health.</b> <b><i>Against Elections</i> offers a new diagnosis <i>–</i> and an ancient remedy</b> <b>.</b> <p>Fear-mongering populists, distrust in the establishment, personality contests instead of reasoned debate: these are the results of the latest elections.</p> <p>In fact, as this ingenious book shows, the original purpose of elections was to exclude the people from power by appointing an elite to govern over them.</p> <p>Yet for most of its 3000-year history, democra
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- David Van Reybrouck
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781847924223
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Political Science, Science, History
- Rating
- 4.13 / 5 (37 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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