On Democracy (Taschenbuch) von Robert A. Dahl   Rezensionen: "Democracy has been discussed off and on for about twenty-five hundred years, enough time to provide a tidy set of ideas about democracy on which everyone, or nearly everyone, could agree. For better or worse, that is not the case." Freshman poly-sci instructors need fret no longer, however; as an introduction to democratic principles, Robert A. Dahl'sOn Democracyis rather tidy, indeed. Dahl, an emeritus professor of political science at Yale, covers questions like "Where and how did democracy develop?" in accessible--almost chatty--prose, often taking the time to say a few "words about words," in which he examines, for example, the historical connotations of "democracy" and "republic" (it turns out that until James Madison declared there was a political distinction to be made, the only difference between the two was their etymological roots). Experienced readers may find their eyes glazing over at pronouncements such as "Democratic institutions are less likely to develop in a country subject to intervention by another country hostile to democracy in that country," but if you're looking for a comprehensive yet brief overview of how democracy works,On Democracyfits the bill.-- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels. © 1998-2001 Amazon.com, Inc. und Tochtergesellschaften Alle Rezensionen ansehen...   Angebote zu  Democracy ,  Taschenbuch  ab 1 Euro! Siehe auch folgende Artikel: Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-six Countries von Arend Lijphart Models of Democracy von David Held Democracy and Its Critics von Robert A. Dahl Polyarchy: Participation and Opposition von Robert Alan Dahl Mehr zu  Democracy,  Philosophy,  Political,  Politics,  History & Theory,  Political Science,  Democracy Home ...,    Angebote ansehen ...,    Begleitseite ... Herausgeber dieser Seite ist DomainLoc.com GmbH - Partner von Amazon.de Copyright © DomainLoc.com GmbH (Impressum)