Beyond origins : rethinking founding in a time of constitutional democracy /
Beyond Origins challenges the common view of foundings as singular, extraordinary moments of political origin and creation. Engaging with cases of founding across political traditions -- from classical Greece to contemporary Latin America -- the book argues that it is only through pragmatist underst...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2017]
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
Summary: | Beyond Origins challenges the common view of foundings as singular, extraordinary moments of political origin and creation. Engaging with cases of founding across political traditions -- from classical Greece to contemporary Latin America -- the book argues that it is only through pragmatist understandings of democratic origins that we can realize the potential for radical democratic change. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780190494247 0190494247 9780190494230 0190494239 |