John L. Safford

Democracy is Dangerous

Resisting the Tyranny of the Majority

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Produktbeschreibung

In Democracy is Dangerous, Safford maintains that democracy is disadvantageous to economic and intellectual elites. The author dwells upon the problem of "the tyranny of the majority," which Alexis de Tocqueville employed to describe American democracy, and which Lani Guinier also used to describe the purpose behind her legal writings.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9780761824596
• ISBN-10: 0761824596
• Artikelnr.: 22352739

Autorenporträt

By John L. Safford

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Classical Reflections
on Majority Tyranny Chapter 4 The Tension Between Liberty and Equality
Chapter 5 Socialism and Democracy Chapter 6 Capitalism and Democracy
Chapter 7 The Intellectual Elite in a Democratic Society Chapter 8 The
Minority Veto: John C. Calhoun and Lani Guinier Chapter 9 Democracy and
Sovereignty: Worldwide Democracy Implies Worldwide Federalism Chapter 10
Balancing Liberty, Order, and Equality Chapter 11 Glossary Chapter 12
Bibliography Chapter 13 Index