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1	On Democracy more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist The last half of the 20th century has been an era of democratic triumph. The main antidemocratic regimes - communist, fascist, Nazi - have disappeared, and new democracies are emerging vigorously or tentatively throughout the world. In this book, a prominent political theorist provides a primer on democracy that clarifies what it is, why it is ... see all copies from £5.18! new only from £5.18! \| first editions
2	How Democratic Is the American Constitution?: Second Edition more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist In this volume, an eminent political scientist questions the extent to which the American Constitution furthers democratic goals. Robert Dahl reveals the Constitution's potentially antidemocratic elements and explains why they are there, compares the American constitutional system to other democratic systems, and explores how Americans might alter ... see all copies from £5.00! new only from £6.19! \| first editions
3	Democracy and Its Critics more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist In this book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our era makes a statement about what democracy is and why it is important. Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the theory of democracy in a new and coherent whole. He concludes by ... see all copies from £8.66! new only from £14.36! \| first editions
4	How Democratic is the American Constitution? more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist In this provocative work, an American political scientist poses the question, "Why should we uphold our constitution?". The vast majority of Americans venerate the American Constitution and the principles it embodies, but many also worry that the United States has fallen behind other nations on crucial democratic issues, including economic ... see all copies from £6.00! new only from £9.66! \| first editions
5	A Preface to Democratic Theory more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist Explores some problems left unsolved by traditional democratic theory, and examines two influential 'model' theories- the madisonian and the populistic. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £11.40! \| first editions
6	Who Governs?: Democracy and Power in the American City more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist This book is an attempt to throw new light on an ancient question by examining a single American city in New England.Professor Dahl provides a pluralist theory of local power structure. This will become a classic reference for those seeking an understanding of political behavior in modern urban environments under democratic regimes. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £17.14!
7	On Political Equality more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist Robert Dahl, one of the world's most influential and respected political scientists, has spent a lifetime exploring the institutions and practices of democracy in such landmark books as "Who Governs?", "On Democracy", and "How Democratic Is the American Constitution?" Here, Dahl looks at the fundamental issue of equality and how and why ... see all copies from £6.11! new only from £6.11! \| first editions
8	Polyarchy: Participation and Opposition more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist see all copies from £10.50! new only from £16.31!
9	Modern Political Analysis more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist For courses in Introduction to Political Science and Political Theory and Thought. This authoritative analysis introduces the key concepts used by contemporary political scientists. Rigorous, concise, and tightly argued, it makes use of everyday and historical examples to illustrate important and challenging conceptual material. The authors use ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £52.99! \| first editions
10	The Democracy Sourcebook more books like this by Vaclav Antonio Smil, Robert Alan Dahl (Editor), Professor Ian Shapiro (Editor) add to wishlist This sourcebook offers a collection of classic writings and contemporary scholarship on democracy, creating a book that can be used by undergraduate and graduate students in a wide variety of courses. see all copies from £16.70! new only from £18.51!
11	After the Revolution: Authority in a Good Society more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist In this book, one of the world's most distinguished political scientists discusses the problems, strengths, and weaknesses of demography as a method of decision making for modern governments. Robert A Dahl examines the principles on which the authority of demographic government rests, the question of who "the people" should be in the concept of ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.77! \| first editions
12 view cover	Political Oppositions in Western Democracies more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl (Editor) add to wishlist Comparative political science. Opposition politics in Great Britain, United States, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, France, Italy. Patterns and explanations. see all copies from £5.75! new only from £24.46! \| first editions
13 view cover	Dilemmas of Pluralist Democracy: Autonomy Vs. Control more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist Like individuals, then, organizations ought to possess some autonomy, and at the same time they should also be controlled. Crudely stated, this is the fundamental problem of pluralist democracy. The purpose in this book is to explore the problem of pluralist democracy and some possible solutions. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £11.69! \| first editions
14 view cover	Who Governs?: Democracy and Power in an American City, Second Edition more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl, Professor Douglas W Rae (Foreword by) add to wishlist In this now-classic work, one of the most celebrated political scientists of the twentieth century offers a powerful interpretation of the location of political power in American urban communities. For this new edition, Robert A. Dahl has written a new Preface in which he reflects on Who Governs? more than four decades after its original ... see all copies from £9.81! new only from £9.81! \| first editions
15 view cover	A Preface to Economic Democracy more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist Tocqueville pessimistically predicted that liberty and equality would be incompatible ideas. Robert Dahl, author of the classic "A Preface to Democratic Theory", explores this alleged conflict, particularly in modern American society where differences in ownership and control of corporate enterprises create inequalities in resources among ... see all copies from £8.68! new only from £18.96!
16 view cover	After the Revolution?: Authority in a Good Society, Revised Edition more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist In this book, one of the world's most distinguished political scientists discusses the problems, strengths, and weaknesses of demography as a method of decision making for modern governments. Robert A Dahl examines the principles on which the authority of demographic government rests, the question of who "the people" should be in the concept of ... see all copies from £2.27! new only from £10.20!
17	Pluralist democracy in the United States: conflict and consent more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist see all copies from £3.95! first editions
18 view cover	Politics, Economics, and Welfare more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl, Charles E Lindbloom add to wishlist see all copies from £3.38! new only from £24.07!
19	Regimes & Oppositions more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from £6.07! first editions
20	Who Governs?: Democracy & Power in an American City more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57! first editions
21 view cover	Congress and foreign policy more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist see all copies from £4.36! first editions
22	Politics, Economics, and Welfare: Planning and Politico-Economic Systems Resolved Into Basic Processes more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57!
23 view cover	The Democracy Sourcebook more books like this by Kenji Antonio Ekuan, Robert Alan Dahl (Editor), Professor Ian Shapiro (Editor) add to wishlist This sourcebook offers a collection of classic writings and contemporary scholarship on democracy, creating a book that can be used by undergraduate and graduate students in a wide variety of courses. see all copies from £46.73! new only from £46.73!
24	Controlling Nuclear Weapons: Democracy Versus Guardianship more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57! first editions
25 view cover	After the Gold Rush more books like this by Robert Alan Dahl add to wishlist About the Book In January 1926 the ship carrying Robert Dahl streamed into the harbor in Skagway, Alaska. The ten-year-old boy had been traveling for over a week with his mother and two brothers from the tiny town in northwest Iowa where he was born. As the ship's crew prepared to dock, the brothers eagerly scanned the wharf for a glimpse of their ... see all copies from £36.98! new only from £36.98!

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