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Liberalism and Democracy

by Norberto Bobbio · 1985

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Liberalism and democracy have long been assumed to exist in a complementary relationship, if not always an entirely easy one. This book scrupulously investigates the reason for this alliance and the sources of its tensions, providing a lucid and succinct introduction to some of the subject's central concepts and concerns.

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adult
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short · 108 pages

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