What's wrong with democracy? : from Athenian practice to American worship /
Loren J. Samons II.
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004.
- xx, 307 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-296) and index.
Athenian society and government -- Democracy and demagogues : election, voting, and qualifications for citizenship -- Public finance : democracy and the people's purse -- Foreign policy I : democracy imperial -- Foreign policy II : the Peloponnesian War -- National defense : democracy defeated -- Democracy and religion -- Socrates, Pericles, and the citizen. Introduction -- Conclusion :
Democracy--History. Direct democracy--Greece--Athens. Representative government and representation--United States. Political culture--History.--United States Democratie. Politieke cultuur. Democratie--Histoire. Democratie directe--Gráece--Atháenes. Gouvernement representatif--âEtats-Unis. Culture politique--Histoire.--Etats-Unis Republicanisme--Histoire.--Etats-Unis
Republicanism--History.--United States United States--Civilization--Greek influences. Etats-Unis--Civilisation--Influence grecque.