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Chargement... Democracy: A Very Short Introduction (original 2002; édition 2003)par Bernard Crick (Auteur)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Bernard Crick's book is an excellent introduction to an extraordinarily complex topic. There is no word so misunderstood, so abused, and manipulated as "democracy". At the end of the book, I am still not clear about what democracy is. there does not seem to be a universal understanding of the word, yet there are some standards Bernard Crick has laid out. this, in itself, is helpful He started with the historical discussions on the subject and compared the democracy movements in Europe and the USA. This is critical because it helps to understand the context in which both regions understand the word (however loosely) Bear in mind, that this is only an introduction, It is a worthy platform from which anyone interested in the subject can dive deeper. Bernard Crick's book is an excellent introduction to an extraordinarily complex topic. There is no word so misunderstood, so abused, and manipulated as "democracy". At the end of the book, I am still not clear about what democracy is. there does not seem to be a universal understanding of the word, yet there are some standards Bernard Crick has laid out. this, in itself, is helpful He started with the historical discussions on the subject and compared the democracy movements in Europe and the USA. This is critical because it helps to understand the context in which both regions understand the word (however loosely) Bear in mind, that this is only an introduction, It is a worthy platform from which anyone interested in the subject can dive deeper. Part of the 'Very Short Introduction' series by Oxford University Press. This volume is by professor Bernard Crick (I still have his biography of Orwell in my tbr pile). Its fairly interesting and poses some interesting questions. However I did find that Mr. Crick would insert himself a little too often into the narrative and it seems somewhat skewed towards a British audience. It could have done with a little less editorializing, though it is true that it would have then been as dry as dust to read. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Crick argues that democracy is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for good government, and that ideas of the rule of law, and of human rights, should in some situations limit democratic claims. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The book was interesting overall, but there were definitely places where the author's syntax got so convoluted that I had to read sentences several times to follow what he was saying. ( )