Inventing Leadership: The Challenge of DemocracyEdward Elgar Publishing, 2007 - Počet stran: 404 Tom Wren s book is a masterpiece of intellectual history. It explores the philosophical and historical foundations of democracy in a compelling way. Wren is a sparkling and graceful writer. He makes a potentially dry subject come alive with wit and insigh |
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1 The classical ideal of the leader | 13 |
2 The classical ideal in republics | 46 |
3 A new conception of the people | 95 |
4 A new social relation | 131 |
5 The challenge of democracy | 147 |
6 James Madison and the classical ideal | 171 |
7 Tocqueville and the challenges of democracy | 203 |
8 Inventing liberalism | 237 |
9 Inventing communitarianism | 296 |
10 A new fi ction of leadership | 335 |
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