What's wrong with democracy? : from Athenian practice to American worship

What's wrong with democracy? : from Athenian practice to American worship / Loren J. Samons II.

Author/creator	Samons, Loren J., II
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.
Description	xx, 307 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Democracy--History. Direct democracy--Greece --Athens. Republicanism--United States --History. Representative government and representation--United States. Political culture--United States --History. United States--Civilization --Greek influences.

Contents	Introduction -- Athenian society and government -- Democracy and demagogues : election, voting, and qualifications for citizenship -- Public finance : democracy and the people's purse -- Foreign policy I : democracy imperial -- Foreign policy II : the Peloponnesian War -- National defense : democracy defeated -- Democracy and religion -- Conclusion : Socrates, Pericles, and the citizen.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-296) and index.
LCCN	2004008500
ISBN	0520236602 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	JC421 .S32 2004	✔ Available	Place Hold