The Irony of Democracy: An Uncommon Introduction to American Politics

Download or read book The Irony of Democracy: An Uncommon Introduction to American Politics written by Thomas Dye and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question at the center of the 15th edition of THE IRONY OF DEMOCRACY is How democratic is American society? While most American government texts address politics from a pluralist perspective, this text approaches the subject by addressing the theme of elitism and contrasting it with democratic theory and modern pluralist theory. As a result, this text helps students understand why the U.S. government works as it does. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.