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.
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Democracy--History Direct democracy--Greece--Athens Representative government and representation--United States Political culture--History--United States
Republicanism--History--United States United States--Civilization--Greek influences