A politics of all : Thomas Jefferson and radical democracy /
Caivano, Dean
A politics of all : Thomas Jefferson and radical democracy / Dean Caivano. - 188 pages ; 23 cm. - Political theory for today . - Political theory for today .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The ancient Greek polis : civic education, questioning, and the staging of the political -- The unwritten law : perpetual reconstitution in Saxon Britain -- Politics without centralized government : political power and happiness in indigenous societies -- Eruptive democracy : challenging the federal republic -- Divide the counties into wards : a politics of all -- Conclusion.
"In this heterodox reading of Thomas Jefferson, Dean Caivano proposes a theory of democracy conceived through a politics of all. Democracy from this standpoint does not entail liberal consensus-building but rejects hierarchical forms of authority, supplanted by ongoing political resistance by "the people" to obtain freedom and equality"--
9781793652591 (pbk.) 1793652597 (pbk.)
2022041196
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826 --Political and social views.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Puntos de vista políticos y sociales
Democracy--Philosophy.
Democracia
Filosofía de la democracia
JC 423 / C138p 2023
321.8
A politics of all : Thomas Jefferson and radical democracy / Dean Caivano. - 188 pages ; 23 cm. - Political theory for today . - Political theory for today .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The ancient Greek polis : civic education, questioning, and the staging of the political -- The unwritten law : perpetual reconstitution in Saxon Britain -- Politics without centralized government : political power and happiness in indigenous societies -- Eruptive democracy : challenging the federal republic -- Divide the counties into wards : a politics of all -- Conclusion.
"In this heterodox reading of Thomas Jefferson, Dean Caivano proposes a theory of democracy conceived through a politics of all. Democracy from this standpoint does not entail liberal consensus-building but rejects hierarchical forms of authority, supplanted by ongoing political resistance by "the people" to obtain freedom and equality"--
9781793652591 (pbk.) 1793652597 (pbk.)
2022041196
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826 --Political and social views.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Puntos de vista políticos y sociales
Democracy--Philosophy.
Democracia
Filosofía de la democracia
JC 423 / C138p 2023
321.8