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Author : Tom Brooking
Release : 2022-12-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 897/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Cultural History of Democracy in the Age of Empire by : Tom Brooking
Download or read book A Cultural History of Democracy in the Age of Empire written by Tom Brooking. This book was released on 2022-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging overview of the cultural history of democracy during the nineteenth century.
Author : Eugenio F. Biagini
Release : 2021
Genre : Democracy
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Book Synopsis A Cultural History of Democracy: cultural history of democracy in the age of empire by : Eugenio F. Biagini
Download or read book A Cultural History of Democracy: cultural history of democracy in the age of empire written by Eugenio F. Biagini. This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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. 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"--Publisher.
Author : Tom Brooking
Release : 2022-12-15
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 752/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Cultural History of Democracy in the Age of Empire by : Tom Brooking
Download or read book A Cultural History of Democracy in the Age of Empire written by Tom Brooking. This book was released on 2022-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume surveys democracy broadly as a cultural phenomenon operating in different ways across a very wide range of societies in the nineteenth-century world. In the long nineteenth century, democracy evolved from a contested, maligned conception of government with little concrete expression at the level of the state, to a term widely associated with good governance throughout the diverse political cultures of the Atlantic world and beyond. The geographical scope and public range of discussions about the meaning of democracy in this era were unprecedented in comparison to previous centuries. These lively debates involved fundamental questions about human nature, and encompassed subjects ranging from the scope of the people who would participate in self-government to the importance of social and economic issues. For these reasons, the nineteenth century has proven the formative century in the modern history of democracy. Each chapter takes a different theme as its focus: 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; and beyond the polis. These ten different approaches to democracy in the nineteenth century add up to an extensive, synoptic coverage of the subject.
Author : Eugenio Biagini
Release : 2022-12-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 371/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Cultural History of Democracy in the Modern Age by : Eugenio Biagini
Download or read book A Cultural History of Democracy in the Modern Age written by Eugenio Biagini. This book was released on 2022-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores democracy in the 20th century, examining the triumph, crises, recovery, and resilience of democracy and its associated cultures in this period. From 1920 democracy became the hegemonic discourse in political cultures, to the extent that even its enemies claimed its legacy. The end of empires ushered in an unprecedented globalization of democratic aspirations. Barriers of gender and race were gradually removed, and greater equality gave new meaning to citizenship. Yet, already in 1922 democracy was on its back foot with the rise of fascism. Even after the latter's defeat in 1945, liberal democracy died wherever communist democracy triumphed. The situation changed again from 1989, but democratic hubris was then checked by the rise of a new enemy-populism. The paradox is that the century of democracy's triumph was also that of its near final defeat, while the peace and stability that everybody desired and many expected as the outcome of the extension of democracy were, at best, intermittent and geographically limited. Each chapter takes a different theme as its focus: 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; and democratic politics beyond the polis. These ten different approaches to democracy since 1920 offer a global, synoptic, and probing exploration of the subject.
Author : Virginia Cox
Release : 2021
Genre : Democracy
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Book Rating : 827/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Cultural History of Democracy in the Renaissance by : Virginia Cox
Download or read book A Cultural History of Democracy in the Renaissance written by Virginia Cox. This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.
