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020			_a9781316649831
082			_a321.8 _bOBE
100			_aOber,Josiah
245			_aDemopolis : democracy before liberalism in theory and practice
260			_aUnited Kingdom : _bCambridge University Press, _c2017
300			_axix, 204 p. ; _c22 cm.
365			_aGBP _b18.99
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"What did democracy mean before liberalism? What are the consequences for our lives today? Combining history with political theory, this book restores the core meaning of democracy as collective and limited self-government by citizens. That, rather than majority tyranny, is what democracy meant in ancient Athens, before liberalism. Participatory self-government is the basis of political practice in 'Demopolis', a hypothetical modern state powerfully imagined by award-winning historian and political scientist Josiah Ober. Demopolis' residents aim to establish a secure, prosperous, and non-tyrannical community, where citizens govern as a collective, both directly and through representatives, and willingly assume the costs of self-government because doing so benefits them, both as a group and individually. Basic democracy, as exemplified in real Athens and imagined Demopolis, can provide a stable foundation for a liberal state. It also offers a possible way forward for religious societies seeking a realistic alternative to autocracy"
650			_aPolitical science
650			_aHistory &​ Theory.
650			_aDemocracy
650			_aPhilosophy
650			_aGreece
650			_aAthens
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