000 01324cam a2200205 4500
020 _a0415143500 (hbk.)
100 1 _aLIPSET Seymour Martin (ed.)
245 0 _aThe encyclopedia of democracy:
_bVolume 1: A-C
260 _aLondon:
_bRoutledge,
_c1995
300 _ac 383p.
520 3 _aCOVERAGE AND ARRANGEMENT:Although the focus of this encyclopedia is democracy, the 417 articles included in the 4 volumes provide information on 'issues important to an understanding of democracy' - thus, the subject scope actually covers a broad area of politics and government. Articles cover, for example, countries, geographical regions, historical eras, important indvididuals and philosophical conceptsEntries vary in length from 300 to 3,500 words and include bibliographies and cross references. Each volume includes a detailed index. Volume 4 also includes the full-text of primary documents which are illustrative of the emergence and practice of democracy. These include, for example, Magna Carta, Declarations of Independence and Constitutions of various countries.
650 _aBIOGRAPHIES
_xPOLITICS
650 _aDEMOCRACY
650 _aENCYCLOPEDIAS
650 _aPOLITICAL SYSTEMS
650 _aPOLITICAL TERMINOLOGY
650 _aPOLITICAL THEORY
650 _aPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
945 _i0008695
_rY
_sY
999 _c44089
_d44089