Liberalism and Democracy Author:Norberto Bobbio, Martin Ryle, Kate Soper A magisterial introduction to the relationship between liberalism and democracy, from its beginnings in classical Greek thought to our own times. 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 a... more »lliance and the sources of its tensions, providing a lucid and succinct introduction to some of the subject’s central concepts and concerns.« less