Democracy and Political Violence

by John Schwarzmantel

Book Overview

An analysis of the phenomenon of political violence and its implications for democratic politics.This book applies democratic theory to the problem of creating a liberal democracy in a situation of conflict, violence and social division. It adopts a distinct perspective: that both community and conflict are at the heart of all but the smallest of democratic societies, and that they need to be reconciled in order for democracy to be successful. Within...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748637966
• ISBN13: 9780748637966
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"