The book examines the problems that plague contemporary American democracy. Written from the standpoint of democratic theory, and from a progressive point of view, the book explores different facets of American democratic culture and its various deficits – deficits that can lead to the crippling of democratic politics.

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Philip Green was Sophia Smith Professor of Government at Smith College and Visiting Professor of Graduate Political Science at The New School. Green serves on the editorial board for The Nation magazine. His scholarly publications include Deadly Logic: The Theory of Nuclear Deterrence, The Pursuit of Inequality, Retrieving Democracy, Democracy and Equality, Cracks in the Pedestal, and Primetime Politics.

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Book Title: American Democracy
Book Subtitle: Selected Essays on Theory, Practice, and Critique
Authors: Philip Green
Series Title: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137381552
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political Science Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-38287-0Published: 18 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-48022-7Published: 18 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-38155-2Published: 16 December 2014
Series ISSN: 2524-714X
Series E-ISSN: 2524-7158
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 222
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Democracy, Fundamentals of Law, Social Sciences, general, Political History

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American Democracy: Theory, Practice and Critique

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Really Existing Democracy

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It Would Be a Good Idea

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