by Bonnie Honig (Author)
Looking at how emergencies in the past and present have shaped the development of democracy, the author argues that democracies must resist emergency's pull to focus on life's necessities (food, security, and bare essentials) because these tend to privatize and isolate citizens rather than bring us together on behalf of hopeful futures.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 28 Aug 2011
ISBN 10: 0691152594
ISBN 13: 9780691152592