Democracy
Subtitle: 1,000 years in pursuit of British liberty
By: Peter Kellner.
Publisher: Mainstream
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 540
ISBN-13: 9781845965068
Subjects: Democracy -- Great Britain -- History; Political participation -- Great Britain -- History; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- History
Description: 'Democracy' tells the thousand-year story of the bitter battles over arguments and reforms, in the words of those who shaped our democracy, fought for it and resisted it. It includes the major documents of the past millennium, such as the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights, and the speeches of the big beasts of the democratic jungle.--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-527) and index.