Democracy Despite Itself : (Record no. 82207)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780262301701 |
| Qualifying information | (electronic bk.) |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9780262017237 |
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| Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
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| Classification number | JC423 -- .O67 2012eb |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 321.8 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Oppenheimer, Danny. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Democracy Despite Itself : |
| Remainder of title | Why a System That Shouldn't Work at All Works So Well. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Cambridge : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | MIT Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2012. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (256 pages) |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | The MIT Press Series |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Democracy Is Crazy -- Chapter 1. Don't Know Much About . . . Well, Anything, Really -- Facts of the Matter -- The Devil Is in the Details -- Knowing Where They Stand -- Forgive and Forget -- Ignorant of Ignorance -- Hide and Go Seek -- The Gathering Storm -- News You Can Trust? -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2. "We the People" Are Irrational -- Speed Dating for Senator -- Prime Real Estate -- Frame of Mind -- Easy Does It -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3. Electoral Madness -- How to Lose a Vote and Win an Election -- The Little Things That Matter -- Vote Counting -- Strategic Voting -- How Good Strategy Is Bad for Democracy -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 4. Too Many Voices -- Listening to the Crowd -- Sampling the People -- Questioning the Questions -- One Person's Gain Is Another Person's Loss -- Summary -- References -- Part II. Restoring Some Sanity -- Chapter 5. Procedure, Process, and Prophecy -- On Tea and Taxes -- Procedural Justice -- Are You the Kind of Person Who Lets People Rummage through Your Drawers? -- Self-Fulfilling Prophecies -- Reciprocity -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 6. Letting Off Steam -- A Remarkable Event -- What's a Dictator to Do? -- What's a Protestor to Do? -- Succession Failures -- What's a President to Do? -- The Importance of Smooth Transitions -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 7. Overcoming Our Weaknesses -- Ignorance Is Bliss -- Crowding Out Ignorance -- The Idiot's Guide to Effective Governance -- Agents of Intelligence and Mystery -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 8. Throwing the Bums Out -- The Best of Times and the Worst of Times -- Pretty in Pink Slips -- Positive Paranoia -- Ain't No Issue Small Enough -- Enough Is Enough -- No One Is Safe -- Summary -- References -- Conclusion: The Means Justify the Ends. |
| 505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Success Where We Least Expect It -- Means and Ends -- Being Better Citizens -- Power and Corruption -- Toward a Fairer Society -- Power to the People -- "That Government of the People, by the People, for the People, Shall Not Perish from the Earth" -- References -- Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Why democracy is the most effective form of government despite irrational (and sometime oblivious) voters and flawed (and sometimes inept) politicians. |
| 588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
| Source of description note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Democracy -- Psychological aspects. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Voting -- Psychological aspects. |
| 655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Edwards, Mike. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Oppenheimer, Danny |
| Title | Democracy Despite Itself |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Cambridge : MIT Press,c2012 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780262017237 |
| 797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN) | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
| 830 #4 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | The MIT Press Series |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3339379">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3339379</a> |
| Public note | Click to View |
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