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Osborne, R.

Of the people, by the people : a new history of democracy - London Pimlico 2011 - vi,330p.

CONTENTS
Prologue i
CHAPTER i: Athens and the Ancient World The Involved Citizen 7
CHAPTER 2: Parliaments and Things The Represented Citizen 29
CHAPTER 3: Medieval Towns and City Republics The Burgher-Citizen 46
CHAPTER 4: Democracy in the High Alps The Communal Citizen 68
CHAPTER 5: The English Revolution The Subject-Citizen 75
CHAPTER 6: Democracy in America The Citizen-Elector 98
CHAPTER 7: France, 1789-95 The Citizen-Activist 118
CHAPTER 8: Republics in Latin America The Subdued Citizen 142
CHAPTER 9: Europe in the Nineteenth Century The Denied Citizen 157
CHAPTER 10: Embrace and Retreat The Idealised Citizen 178
CHAPTER II: India The Independent Citizen 205
CHAPTER 12: The Postwar West The Consumer-Citizen 219
CHAPTER 13: Democracy and Decolonisation The Exploited Citizen 239
CHAPTER 14: The Collapse of Communism in Europe The Citizen Triumphant 255
CHAPTER 15: Democracy since 1989
The Informed Citizen 276
Notes 291
References and Further Reading 299
Picture Credits309
Index 311


ISBN: 9781845950620

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Dewey Class. No.: 321.8 / OSB