The Limits of Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional democracy is at once a flourishing idea filled with optimism and promise--and an enterprise fraught with limitations. Uncovering the reasons for this ambivalence, this book looks at the difficulties of constitutional democracy, and reexamines fundamental questions: What is constitutional democracy? When does it succeed or fail? Can constitutional democracies conduct war? Can they preserve their values and institutions while addressing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691147361
• ISBN13: 9780691147369
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"