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The irony of democracy

  • Thomas R. Dye,
  • Harmon Zeigler

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In high school, we studied a book called "The Irony of Democracy" (ours).

It explained in depth an via both history, demographics and statistics how (this is the irony:) That the system favors elites to populate government ranks--while they mostly buy into values and institutions of it all being by and for the people.

That buy-in has sometimes ebbed, and has now almost completely evaporated, at least among the GOP and the monster who holds it captive.

Genres

  • Politics and government
  • Elite (Social sciences)
  • Cultural pluralism
  • Pluralism (Social sciences)
  • Textbooks
  • Pluralisme (Philosophie)
  • Élite (Sciences sociales)
  • Politique et gouvernement
  • General
  • Political Science / General
  • Political Science
  • Politics / Current Events
  • Politics/International Relations
  • United states, politics and government
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  • Thomas R. Dye

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  • Harmon Zeigler

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Editions

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    14 edition

    Wadsworth Publishing

    January 3, 2008

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    9th ed.

    Wadsworth

    1993

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    13th ed.

    Thomson/Wadsworth, Wadsworth Publishing, Wadsworth Publishing Company

    2006

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    Harcourt

    June 2001

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2d ed.

Duxbury Press

1972

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    14th ed.

    Wadsworth Cengage Learning

    2009

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    7th ed.

    Brooks/Cole

    1987

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    Millennial ed.

    Wadsworth Pub

    2000

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    8th ed.

    Brooks/Cole Pub. Co.

    1990

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    14th ed.

    Wadsworth Cengage Learning

    2009

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    Millennial ed.

    Harcourt Brace College Publishers

    1999

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    11th Stygd edition

    Harcourt College Pub

    2000

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    12th ed.

    Wadsworth/Thomson Learning

    2003

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    8th ed.

    Brooks/Cole, Brooks / Cole Publishing Company

    1989

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    10th/Anniv edition

    Harcourt

    August 1995

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    4th ed.

    Duxbury Press

    1978

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    Wadsworth Pub Co

    December 31, 2003

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    Wadsworth

    1970

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    10th ed.

    Wadsworth Pub.

    1996

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    5th ed.

    Duxbury Press

    1981

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    10th ed.

    Wadsworth Publishing

    1995

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    2D ed.

    Duxbury Press

    1972

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    3d ed.

    Duxbury Press

    1975

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    Wadsworth Pub. Co.

    1970

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    6th ed.

    Brooks/Cole Pub. Co.

    1984