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Popular Government - Imperium Press (Studies in Reaction) - by Henry James Sumner Maine (Paperback)

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  • Churchill once said that "democracy is the worst form of government except for all others..." and in Popular Government, Henry Sumner Maine answers him 60 years in advance with "...unless you examine any part of history at all.
  • Author(s): Henry James Sumner Maine
  • 162 Pages
  • Political Science, Political Ideologies

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A thorough critique of democracy, and popular sovereignty by one of the foremost legals scholars of the 19th century. In chapter IV, Maine examines the US constitution in depth and finds it admirable but ultimately fatally flawed.



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Churchill once said that "democracy is the worst form of government except for all others..." and in Popular Government, Henry Sumner Maine answers him 60 years in advance with "...unless you examine any part of history at all."


In this book, one of the greatest legal minds of the 19th century applies to the question of governance the historical method that made him famous in his Ancient Law. No faction-anarchist, legitimist, nationalist, Jacobite-escapes his penetrating gaze, nor does any democratic vice. But Maine is no partisan, and in the fourth and final essay, he gives a fair and thorough critique of the jewel in the democratic crown-the US constitution.


In an age where democracy has never been more fragile, Maine's clear-eyed analysis has never been more relevant.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.0 Inches (H) x 4.25 Inches (W) x .37 Inches (D)
Weight: .3 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 162
Genre: Political Science
Sub-Genre: Political Ideologies
Publisher: Imperium Press
Theme: Democracy
Format: Paperback
Author: Henry James Sumner Maine
Language: English
Street Date: August 27, 2021
TCIN: 1001812086
UPC: 9781922602107
Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-1334
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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