[iDC] Books/texts on democracy

[geoff cox]

and for a polemical view, try:
Muammar Al Qathafi's The Green Book, first section 'The Solution of the 
Problem of Democracy'

Snafu wrote:
> The first part of Hardt and Negri's Commonwealth (2009) develops an 
> interesting critique of what they call "the republic of property" i.e. 
> the democratic model associated with Western capitalism.
>
> Dean, Jodi wrote:
>   
>> Carl Schmitt, Critique of Parliamentary Democracy
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: idc-bounces at mailman.thing.net [idc-bounces at mailman.thing.net] On Behalf Of George Siemens [gsiemens at elearnspace.org]
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 12:09 AM
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>> Subject: [iDC] Books/texts on democracy
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> What books or texts would list members suggest as “must reads” on topics of democracy, equality, and personal liberty in relation to the state? I’m familiar with the usual crowd: Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Hamilton, Paine, Tocqueville, Schumpeter, etc.
>>
>> George
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