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Synopsis
At a time when liberal democracy is the universally accepted and paradigmatic means of political participation, no better a book has emerged to assess democracy's heritage. Drawing upon democracy's history as both an idea and political act, Ross Harrison considers its importance by examining the works of Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, the American Federalists, Hume, Bentham, Mills, Hegel and Marx. Exploring democracy's relationship to concepts such as liberty, equality and knowledge, Ross considers democracy's fallacies and as well as its foundations. Even-handedly, Ross weighs the benefits of democracy and the lack thereof. Democracy is a compelling guide through this concepts history, and Ross keenly investigates each paradox, problem, pro and con of democracy.
Informative, comprehensive, and accessible for the general reader--and citizen--Ross provides a lucid introduction to the term and its practice. absolute truth
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A synopsis of current knowledge of the subject for workers in the field as well as graduate students in paleontology, and, perhaps, amateur fossil collectors smitten with the beauty of ammonoids. The goal is to summarize what is known and not known about these extinct animals so that their potential for contributing to evolutionary studies can be more thoroughly tapped. Twenty papers are presented in sections on the phylogenetic perspective; the structure of hard and soft tissues; buoyancy, swimming, and biomechanics; growth; taphonomy; ecology; and biostratigraphy and biogeography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)