Democratic statecraft : political realism and popular power / J.S. Maloy, Oklahoma State University.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Maloy, J. S. (Jason Stuart), 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Democracy--Philosophy.
• Political science--Decision making.
• Comparative government.

Physical Description:

ix, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Summary:

"Shows that the Western tradition of statecraft, long considered the method of tyrants and oligarchs, can steer our thinking about democracy in bold new directions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• 1. Introduction: realism and democracy
• 2. Reason of state and realism's two dimensions
• 3. From the Sophists to Aristotle: institutions lie
• 4. From Aristotle to Machiavelli: democracy bites
• 5. From Machiavelli to the Puritans: fire fights fire
• 6. From the Puritans to the Populists: money never sleeps
• 7. Conclusion: power and paradoxes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-225) and index.

ISBN:

• 9780521192200
• 052119220X
• 9780521145589
• 0521145589

OCLC:

808930326

Publisher Number:

40022187231

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