Democracy

A Very Short Introduction

By: Bernard Crick

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

No political concept is more used, and misused, than that of democracy. Nearly every regime today claims to be democratic, but not all "democracies" allow free politics, and free politics existed long before democratic franchises.

This book is a short account of the history of the doctrine and practice of democracy, from ancient Greece and Rome through the American, French, and Russian revolutions, and of the usages and practices associated with it in the modern world. It argues that democracy is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for good government, and that ideas of the rule of law, and of human rights, should in some situations limit democratic claims.

©2002 Bernard Crick (P)2021 Tantor

Short not Simple

It was good but complicated. It’s short but no one should consider short with simple. I have books that are 300 pages that I finish faster than this one.

Libro lleno de erudición y citas clásicas

Excelente libro que recoge algunas ideas del autor contenidas en la obra “En defensa de la política”, un poco difícil de leer directamente en inglés, pero sin duda una gran lectura de filosofía política.