Machiavellian democracy
Auteur :
McCormick, John P.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521823906
Date de publication :
31 janv. 2011
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,0 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
500 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Highlighting previously neglected democratic strains in Machiavelli's major writings, McCormick excavates institutions through which the common people of ancient, medieval and Renaissance republics constrained the power of wealthy citizens and public magistrates. McCormick proposes a citizen-empowering and elite-patrolling institution to be amended to the constitutions of contemporary democracies.