A Thomas Jefferson and radical democracy Caivano, Dean creator text bibliography mdu 2023 monographic eng

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188 pages ; 23 cm. "In this heterodox reading of Thomas Jefferson, Dean Caivano proposes a theory of democracy conceived through a politics of all. Democracy from this standpoint does not entail liberal consensus-building but rejects hierarchical forms of authority, supplanted by ongoing political resistance by "the people" to obtain freedom and equality"-- Introduction -- The ancient Greek polis : civic education, questioning, and the staging of the political -- The unwritten law : perpetual reconstitution in Saxon Britain -- Politics without centralized government : political power and happiness in indigenous societies -- Eruptive democracy : challenging the federal republic -- Divide the counties into wards : a politics of all -- Conclusion. Dean Caivano. Includes bibliographical references and index. Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826 Political and social views Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826 Puntos de vista políticos y sociales Democracy Philosophy Democracia Filosofía de la democracia JC 423 C138p 2023 321.8 Caivano, Dean. Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2022 (DLC) 2022041197 9781793652591 (pbk.) 1793652597 (pbk.) 2022041196 DLC 221004 20250528162607.0 22812722 eng