Format:
1 Online-Ressource
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illustrations
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9781350042841
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9781350272842
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9781350272859
Series Statement:
Cultural histories series
Content:
"How has the concept of democracy been understood, manifested, reimagined and represented through the ages? In a work that spans 2,500 years these fundamental questions are addressed by 66 experts, each contributing their overview of a theme applied to a period in history. With the help of a broad range of case material they illustrate the physical, social and cultural contexts of democracy in Western culture from antiquity to the present. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter themes are identical across each of the volumes. Superbly illustrated, the full six-volume set combines to present the most comprehensive and authoritative survey available on democracy throughout history. The six volumes cover: 1 - Antiquity (500 BCE-565 CE); 2 - Medieval Age (565-1450); 3 - Renaissance (1450-1650); 4 - Age of Enlightenment (1650-1800); 5 - Age of Empire (1800-1920); 6 Modern Age (1920-present) The ten themes are: Sovereignty; Liberty and the Rule of Law; The 'Common Good'; Economic and Social Democracy; Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation; Citizenship and Gender; Ethnicity, Race and Nationalism; Democratic Crises, Revolutions and Civil Resistance; International Relations; Beyond the Polis"--Abstract
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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1. Sovereign Peoplehood, Daniel Lee -- 2. Liberty and the Rule of Law, Yoshie Kawade -- 3. The Theodore Problem or Thinking about the Public Good in (and through) the Eighteenth Century, Rebecca Kingston -- 4. The Enlightenment Origins of the Democratic Welfare State, Alexander Schmidt -- 5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation, Niall O'Flaherty -- 6. Democracy and Gender in the Enlightenment, Dorinda Outram -- 7. Race, Culture and Ethnicity in the Age of Enlightenment, Inder Marwah -- 8. Revolutionary Imaginaries in an Era of Enlightenment, 1640-1799, Michael Mosher.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350042834
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781350042841
