{"product_id":"liberalism-and-democracy-9781844670628","title":"Liberalism and Democracy","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorberto Bobbio \u003c\/b\u003ewas one of Italy's foremost thinkers. He taught at a number of universities, including Siena, Padua and Turin; his other works include \u003ci\u003eLeft and Right \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDemocracy and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDictatorship: The Nature and Limits of State Power\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Ryle\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Continuing Education at the University of Sussex. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Nuclear Disarmament\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEcology and Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJourneys in Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Soper\u003c\/b\u003e teaches philosophy and cultural theory at the University of North London. Her previous works include \u003ci\u003eOn Human Needs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat is Nature?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCulture, Politics and the Non-Human\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Verso, \u003ci\u003eTroubled Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50922245521682,"sku":"9781844670628","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5335d4ae-be6f-4b25-b52b-3cadc540308c.jpg?v=1738926440","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/liberalism-and-democracy-9781844670628","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}