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Title: On Democracy (Yale Nota Bene) by Robert A. Dahl ISBN: 0-300-08455-2 Publisher: Yale Nota Bene Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Place To Begin A Study of Democracy
Comment: I read this as a precursor to reading other works regarding the challenges facing democracies. Dahl's book is written for the general reader, the beginner, someone unfamiliar with the subject, or a student who has been away from the subject for a while and wants a broad, relatively easy reading survey of the topics and issues facing democracies. It is written not for the scholar but for the informed lay person. It goes down easily in several metro commutes and even worked as bed time reading. It is also a nice calm look at issues that can become very heated in the press and media. A several page mention of the uniqueness of India, the world's most populous democracy, has also triggered my latent interest in following up on that topic as well.
Rating: 5
Summary: Must-read for those interested in democracy!
Comment: The most concise, logical and authoritative text "On Democracy." If you are confused about democracy in theory and/or practice, this book can help you out!
I really liked the way Dahl describes the origins of democratic thought and practices, the necessary conditions for an ideal democracy, the necessary institutions for an actual democracy, pro's and con's of parliamentary and presidential democracies and finally of increasing relevance, the double-edge sworded relationship between market capitalism and democracy.
It's the perfect guide to bring together and give shape to your existing and confused ideas. The only criticism I can offer about the text is its obvious Western bias. Even though modern representative democracy was no doubt shaped in Europe and North America, the author either intentionally or out of ignorance did not give credit and/or mention to the existence of ancient democratic practices in the villages of India and other indigenous peoples of the world.
Nevertheless, a fantastic, though rather dry read. It's money well spent.
Rating: 3
Summary: Dry but accurate
Comment: _On Democracy_ is not a very joyful book to read. It is rather dry and doesn't seem to want to create much controversy in the things it says. However, it is mostly accurate and does a fairly good job of laying out the basics (and I mean the very basics) of democratic theory, as well as mapping a few of the different ways in which democracy is actually practiced in various countries. If you are relatively familiar with this sort of material, this book will not provide you with any new insights. But for someone just starting to examine the nature of political beliefs, I can imagine that this may be helpful. If nothing else, it will probably be handy as a sort of quick reference book.
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Title: How Democratic is the American Constitution? Second Edition by Robert Dahl ISBN: 0300095244 Publisher: Yale University Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Democracy and Its Critics by Robert A. Dahl ISBN: 0300049382 Publisher: Yale University Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1991 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: A Preface to Democratic Theory: How does popular sovereignty function in America? by Robert Alan Dahl ISBN: 0226134261 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1956 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Polyarchy: Participation & Opposition by Robert A. Dahl ISBN: 0300015658 Publisher: Yale University Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1971 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Introduction to Comparative Politics: Concepts and Processes by Howard J. Wiarda ISBN: 0155078690 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: 27 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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