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/pas0/In praise of previous editions:/par0/par0/"...brilliant introduction." - New Statesman and Society/par0/par0/"From start to finish, Arblaster's book is stimulating and highly readable." - Times Higher/par0/par0/"...an ideal first book to place in the hands of a student embarking on the study of democracy." - Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics/par0/par0/\* What is the meaning of democracy?/par0/\* Why has democracy provoked hostility in the past? Has the hostility entirely vanished?/par0/\* How democratic are contemporary Western societies in reality and how might they be made more democratic?/par0/The revised and updated edition of this widely acclaimed survey takes account of the very different global context in which any discussion of democracy must now take place, including the mighty power of the multinationals vis-a-vis elected governments, the resurgence of the idea of an Islamic alternative to the Western democratic ideal, and the suggestion that unelected but powerful international bodies are effectively eroding the authority of the democratic state. Anthony Arblaster looks first at the history of both the theory and practice of democracy, and the fierce

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Author

Anthony Arblaster

Publisher

Open University Press; Brand: Open University Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780335209705

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Government & Politics, Social_sciences

Rating

3.53 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14