Beyond Democracy to Post-Democracy: Conceiving a Better Model of Governance to Supercede Democracy, Volume 1 (Studies in Political Science, 22A)

Baofu, Peter

ISBN 10: 0773462163 / ISBN 13: 9780773462168

Published by Edwin Mellen Press, 2004

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2005 hardcover published without jacket/ex-library with usual markings/clean & unmarked text. 378 p.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond Democracy to Post-Democracy: Conceiving a Better Model of Governance to Supercede Democracy, Volume 1 (Studies in Political Science, 22A)
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773462163
• ISBN 13: 9780773462168
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Contrary to the belief of many contemporaries, democracy is as evil and good as non-democracy. This sounds shocking, since democracy (of whatever version) enjoys its triumphant moment in our age, to the effect that there is a widespread belief of democracy, unlike non-democracy, as most congenial to the celebration (not condemnation) of difference. This democratic/non-democratic dichotomy therefore privileges democracy as the highest political achievement of human civilization, such that everywhere there have been endless discussions of how and why different societies and cultures are to adopt it, all in the celebration of difference in our time.

About the Author

Dr.Peter Baofu is also the author of The Future of Post-Human Consciousness (2004), The Future of Capitalism and Democracy (2002), and the two volumes titled The Future of Human Civilization (2000). He earned an entry to the list of "prominent and emerging writers" in Contemporary Authors (2004) and was a U.S.Fulbright Scholar in the Far East. He had taught as a professor at different universities in Europe, the Middle East, and America. He finished more than 5 academic degrees, including a Ph.D. in political science from M.I.T., and was a summa cum laude graduate.