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Michael Levin
Spectre of Democracy [PDF ebook]
The Rise of Modern Democracy as seen by its Critics

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This study examines the arguments that the democratic movement has had to overcome. A history of franchise extension in the USA, France, Germany and the United Kingdom provides the context for examining the attitudes to democracy of John Adams, de Tocqueville, Hegel and Carlyle.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9781349125470 ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4973609 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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