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020			_a9780199644421 (hbk.) : _c16.99 GBP
100	1		_aFLINDERS Matthew V
245			_aDefending politics : _bwhy democracy matters in the twenty-first century / _cMatthew Flinders.
260			_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c2012.
300			_axviii, 202 pages ; 23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThis book provides an honest account of why democratic politics matters and why we need to reject the arguments of those who would turn their backs on 'mere politics' in favour of more authoritarian, populist, or technocratic forms of governing.
650			_aDEMOCRACY
650			_aCITIZENSHIP
650			_aPOLITICS, PRACTICAL
945			_i41861-2001 _rY _sY
999			_c26550 _d26550