LEADER 00000cam a2200721Ka 4500 001 ocn719369582 003 OCoLC 005 20190405013856.3 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 110502s2011 enka ob 001 0 eng d 019 817920218|a1003810894 020 9781139011891|q(electronic book) 020 1139011898|q(electronic book) 020 9780511975325|q(electronic book) 020 0511975325|q(electronic book) 020 9781139011105 020 1139011103 020 |z9780521823906 020 |z0521823900 020 |z9780521530903 020 |z0521530903 035 (OCoLC)719369582|z(OCoLC)817920218|z(OCoLC)1003810894 040 N$T|beng|epn|cN$T|dYDXCP|dOCLCQ|dCAMBR|dOCLCQ|dOCLCF |dOCLCO|dOCLCQ|dOCLCA|dYDX|dOCLCQ|dOCLCO|dUAB|dOCLCQ|dAU@ |dOCLCO 049 RIDW 050 4 JC143.M4|bM34 2011eb 072 7 POL|x007000|2bisacsh 082 04 321.8|222 090 JC143.M4|bM34 2011eb 100 1 McCormick, John P.,|d1966-|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities /names/n97023395 245 10 Machiavellian democracy /|cJohn P. McCormick. 264 1 Cambridge [England] ;|aNew York :|bCambridge University Press,|c2011. 300 1 online resource (xi, 252 pages) :|billustrations 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-245) and index. 505 0 Introduction: liberty, inequality and popular government - - Peoples, patricians, and the prince -- Democratic republics and the oppressive appetite of young nobles -- The benefits and limits of popular participation and judgment -- Elections, lotteries and class-specific institutions -- Political trials and 'the free way of life' -- Republicanism and democracy -- Post-electoral republics and the people's tribunate revived. 520 "Highlighting previously neglected democratic strains in Machiavelli's major writings, McCormick excavates institutions through which the common people of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance republics constrained the power of wealthy citizens and public magistrates, and he imagines how such institutions might be revived today"-- |cProvided by publisher. 520 "Intensifying economic and political inequality poses a dangerous threat to the liberty of democratic citizens. Mounting evidence suggests that economic power, not popular will, determines public policy, and that elections consistently fail to keep public officials accountable to the people. John P. McCormick confronts this dire situation through a dramatic reinterpretation of Niccol Machiavelli, 's political thought. Highlighting previously neglected democratic strains in Machiavelli's major writings, McCormick excavates institutions through which the common people of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance republics constrained the power of wealthy citizens and public magistrates, and he imagines how such institutions might be revived today. Machiavellian Democracy fundamentally reassesses one of the central figures in the Western political canon and decisively intervenes into current debates over institutional design and democratic reform. Inspired by Machiavelli's thoughts on economic class, political accountability and popular empowerment, McCormick proposes a citizen body that excludes socioeconomic and political elites and grants randomly selected common people significant veto, legislative, and censure authority within government and over public officials"--|cProvided by publisher. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 600 10 Machiavelli, Niccolò,|d1469-1527.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n78096105 600 17 Machiavelli, Niccolò,|d1469-1527.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/29240 648 7 To 1500|2fast 648 7 16th century|2fast 648 7 To 1599|2fast 650 0 Democracy|xHistory|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh2008102171|yTo 1500.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2002012483 650 0 Democracy|xHistory|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh2008102171|y16th century.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2002012470 650 7 Democracy.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/890077 650 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/958235 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411628 776 08 |iPrint version:|aMcCormick, John P., 1966-|tMachiavellian democracy.|dCambridge, [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011|z9780521823906|w(DLC) 2010022940 |w(OCoLC)637038850 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=357431|zOnline eBook via EBSCO. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this eBook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20190507|cEBSCO|tEBSCOebooksacademic NEW 4-5-19 7552 |lridw 994 92|bRID