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CONTENTS

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PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

PART I HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION

1 THE DEMISE OF THE CONFESSIONAL STATE AND THE RISE OF THE IDEA OF A LEGITIMATE MINORITY

2 MAJORITIES AND MINORITIES: A CLASSICAL UTILITARIAN VIEW

3 RIGHTS AND MAJORITIES: ROUSSEAU REVISITED

PART II CONCEPTUAL AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES

4 THREE FALLACIES CONCERNING MAJORITIES, MINORITIES, AND DEMOCRATIC POLITICS

5 DEMOCRATIC THEORY AND THE DEMOCRATIC AGENT

6 POLITICAL EQUALITY

7 PUBLIC CHOICE VERSUS DEMOCRACY

PART III CULTURAL PLURALISM AND GROUP RIGHTS

8 PLURALISM AND EQUALITY: THE STATUS OF MINORITY VALUES IN A DEMOCRACY

9 DIFFERENCE AND DOMINATION: REFLECTIONS ON THE RELATION BETWEEN PLURALISM AND EQUALITY

10 ELECTORAL POWER, GROUP POWER, AND DEMOCRACY

PART IV THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

11 AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND MAJORITY RULE

12 "YES, BUT . . .": PRINCIPLES AND CAVEATS IN AMERICAN RACIAL ATTITUDES

INDEX