Politics of All - Thomas Jefferson and Radical Democracy

In this heterodox reading of Thomas Jefferson, Dean Caivano proposes a theory of democracy conceived through a politics of all. Democracy from this standpoint does not entail liberal consensus-building but rejects hierarchical forms of authority, supplanted by ongoing political resistance by "the people" to obtain freedom and equality.

Sommario

Chapter 1: The Ancient Greek Polis: Civic Education, Questioning, and the Staging of the Political
Chapter 2: The Unwritten Law: Perpetual Reconstitution in Saxon Britain
Chapter 3: Politics Without Centralized Government: Political Power and Happiness in Indigenous Societies
Chapter 4: Eruptive Democracy: Challenging the Federal Republic
Chapter 5: Divide the Counties into Wards: A Politics of All

Info autore

Dean Caivano teaches political science and history at Merced College.

Riassunto

In this heterodox reading of Thomas Jefferson, Dean Caivano proposes a theory of democracy conceived through a politics of all. Democracy from this standpoint does not entail liberal consensus-building but rejects hierarchical forms of authority, supplanted by ongoing political resistance by “the people” to obtain freedom and equality.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dean Caivano
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781793652577
• ISBN: 978-1-79365-257-7
• Pagine: 188
• Serie: Political Theory for Today
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; USA, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Politics & government, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas