Beasts and gods : how democracy changed its meaning and lost its purpose /: how democracy changed its meaning and lost its purpose. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Roslyn Fuller.
• Authors: Fuller, Roslyn
• Contents: Introduction: What is Democracy? Part I1. Democracy in Athens: People Power is Born 2. The Myth of Representation 3. Buying and Selling Elections 4. Participation: Bought In or Locked Out? 5. Modern Democracy and the International System: A Perfect Storm 6. Non-Governmental Organizations and the Civil Society Chimera 7. How Did Things Get to Be this Way? The Roman Republican System and the Founding Fathers of America Part II8. The Way Forward: Digital Democracy 9. Disinformed is Disenfranchised: Why Taming Mass Media is a Necessary Step towards Democracy 10. Democracy and Dissent: The Balance between Individual and Community 11. Direct Democracy Today: Cutting the Gordian Knot
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 321.8; Democracy; Democracy -- History; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General; Democracy; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783605446; 1783605448; 9781783605453; 1783605456
• Related ISBNs: 9781783605439; 9781783605422
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 2, 2015)
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.