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Samons, Loren J.

What's wrong with democracy? : from Athenian practice to American worship / Loren J. Samons II. - Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004. - xx, 307 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 279-296.

Athenian society and government -- Democracy and demagogues -- Public finance -- Foreign policy I : democracy imperial -- Foreign policy II : the Peloponnesian War -- National defense : democracy defeated -- Democracy and religion.

ISBN: 0520236602

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Democracy--History
Direct democracy--Greece--Athens
Representative government and representation--United States
Political culture--History--United States

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Republicanism--History--United States
United States--Civilization--Greek influences

Dewey Class. No.: 321.8