Democracy is dangerous
Subtitle: resisting the tyranny of the majority
By: John L. Safford.
Publisher: University Press of America; University Press Of America
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Democracy; Representative government and representation; Majorities
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-171) and index.
Table of contents: title: Classical Reflections on Majority Tyranny; title: The Tension Between Liberty and Equality; title: Socialism and Democracy; title: Capitalism and Democracy; title: The Intellectual Elite in a Democratic Society; title: The Minority Veto: John C. Calhoun and Lani Guinier; title: Democracy and Sovereignty: Worldwide Democracy Implies Worldwide Federalism; title: Balancing Liberty, Order, and Equality.