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The Spectre of Democracy

The Rise of Modern Democracy as seen by its Critics

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. Michael Levin

    1. Goldsmiths’ College, University of London, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Facts and Theories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Legislative Background

      • Michael Levin
      Pages 3-33

    3. The Case Against Democracy

      • Michael Levin
      Pages 34-67

  3. Thinkers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. John Adams

      • Michael Levin
      Pages 71-90

    3. G.W.F. Hegel

      • Michael Levin
      Pages 91-110

    4. Alexis de Tocqueville

      • Michael Levin
      Pages 111-133

    5. Thomas Carlyle

      • Michael Levin
      Pages 134-153

  4. Democracy and Discrimination

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. ‘Beings of an Inferior Order’: The Ideology of Black Subordination in the USA

      • Michael Levin
      Pages 157-174

    3. ‘Exalted by their Inferiority’: On the Subjection of Women

      • Michael Levin
      Pages 175-198

  5. Part IV

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199
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    2. Conclusion

      • Michael Levin
      Pages 201-217

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 218-249
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This study examines the arguments that the democratic movement has had to overcome. A history of franchise extension in the USA, France, Germany and the United Kingdom provides the context for examining the attitudes to democracy of John Adams, de Tocqueville, Hegel and Carlyle.

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  • Goldsmiths’ College, University of London, UK

    Michael Levin

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