Democracy: A Very Short Introduction
Bernard Crickis Emeritus Professor of Politics, Birkbeck College, London. He is author ofIn Defence of Politics--hailed as a modern classic and in print since 1962. He is also author of the prize-winningGeorge Orwell: A Life and of Essays on Citizenship, and, more recently,Crossing Borders. He was adviser on citizenship to the Department of Education from 1998 to 2001.