Bryan, Frank M.

Real Democracy - The New England Town Meeting and How It Works : The New England Town Meeting and How It Works

Preface: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Democrat ix Acknowledgments xvii 1 Introduction: The Methodology of Starting from Scratch 1(26) 2 Town Meeting: An American Conversation 27(30) 3 Democracy as Public Presence: Walking the Bounds 57(26) 4 Attendance: The Architecture of Governance 83(24) 5 Attendance: The Context of Community 107(32) 6 Democracy as Public Talk: Walking the Bounds 139(24) 7 Democracy as Public Talk: Exploring the Contexts 163(26) 8 The Question of Equality: Women's Presence 189(24) 9 The Question of Equality: Women's Participation 213(20) 10 If You Build It, Let Them Play 233(22) 11 The Best Democracy, the Worst Democracy 255(24) 12 Conclusion: A Lovers' Quarrel 279(20) Index 299