Liberalism and Democracy, Paperback/Norberto Bobbio

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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. About the Author: Norberto Bobbio was one of Italy's foremost thinkers. He taught at a number of universities, including Siena, Padua and Turin; his other works include Left and Right and Democracy and Dictatorship: The Nature and Limits of State Power . Martin Ryle is Senior Lecturer in Continuing Education at the University of Sussex. His previous books include The Politics of Nuclear Disarmament , Ecology and Socialism , and Journeys in Ireland . Kate Soper teaches philosophy and cultural theory at the University of North London. Her previous works include On Human Needs , What is Nature? Culture, Politics and the Non-Human and, with Verso, Troubled Pleasures .