{"product_id":"democracy-in-europe-paperback","title":"Democracy in Europe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Siedentop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking inspiration from the heated discussions that preceded the birth of federal government in the United States, Larry Siedentop investigates what we can reasonably expect and what we have to fear from a united Europe. Despite the profound hostility between skeptics and proponents of a united Europe, the outlines of serious public debate have barely been sketched. While skeptics talk of national sovereignty and invoke the spirit of wartime resistance, Europhiles embrace the idealism of eurozones and sound economic management. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLarry Siedentop examines whether representative government is feasible across the vast physical scale and human diversity of Europe. He explores the threat to local autonomy and individual freedom, and he anatomizes the widely different political cultures of Britain, France, and Germany. He balances throughout an understanding of the great theorists of supranational government, especially Montesquieu and De Tocqueville, with a deep, though critical, appreciation of contemporary Europe. Siedentop argues that it is only on a publicly discussed and commonly agreed upon constitution that one can hope to build a democratic Europe equal to the pressures it will have to withstand.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarry Siedentop is a faculty lecturer in political thought at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Keble College. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eTocqueville.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.98 x 5.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698404954208,"sku":"9780231123778","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/89a34b4383da6cd8ec8fbaf3bf96fdc3.webp?v=1775834050","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/democracy-in-europe-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}