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Given the assumption that democracy is a "good thing," the goal of humankind, it is easy to forget that "rule by the people" has been vehemently opposed by some of the most distinguished thinkers in the Western tradition. This book attempts to combat collective amnesia by systematically... read more
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- E. Burke: Add a description of this character.
- Michels
- Maurras
- Mosca
- Eliot
- Mussolini
- Pareto
- Ortega
- Marx
- A. O. Hirschman
- Machiavelli
- Hayek
- Locke
- Le Bon
- Joseph De Maistre
- Rousseau
- E. Corradini
- Mcclelland
- Griffin
- Merton
- A. De Tocqueville
- Schumpeter
- Dahl
- Saward
- Hitler
- Arnold
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- Joseph V. Femia (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 321.8
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- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Political Doctrines › Democracy
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Political Doctrines › Conservatism
- Books › History › Europe › France › Revolution
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Modern
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › History & Theory
- Books › History › Historical Study › History of Ideas
- Books › Nonfiction › Government › Democracy
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