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Article: Ketcham, Ralph: The Idea of Democracy in the Modern Era.(Book Review)
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- Perspectives on Political Science
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- March 22, 2005
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Ketcham, Ralph The Idea of Democracy in the Modern Era Lawrence: University Press of Kansas 312 pp., $35.00, ISBN 0-7006-1334-X Publication Date: September 2004
The author of several books on the American founders, Ralph Ketcham is an emeritus professor of political science and history at Syracuse University. In The Idea of Democracy in the Modern Era, he offers a sweeping look at democratic theory, which is part political philosophy, part intellectual history, and part sociology. The book is most suited to advanced undergraduates and graduate students, with an admirable blend of accessibility and sophistication.
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