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A politics of all : Thomas Jefferson and radical democracy / Dean Caivano.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Political theory for today | Political theory for todayPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2023Description: 188 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781793652591 (pbk.)
  • 1793652597 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Politics of allDDC classification:
  • 321.8
LOC classification:
  • JC 423 C138p 2023
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JC 423 C138p 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000190404

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"-- Provided by publisher.

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