Real Democracy: The New England Town Meeting and How It Works

by Frank Bryan and Frank M. Bryan

Book Overview

Relying on an astounding collection of more than three decades of firsthand research, Frank M. Bryan examines one of the purest forms of American democracy, the New England town meeting. At these meetings, usually held once a year, all eligible citizens of the town may become legislators; they meet in face-to-face assemblies, debate the issues on the agenda, and vote on them. And although these meetings are natural laboratories for democracy, very...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226077977
• ISBN13: 9780226077970
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"