Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Democrat ix
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. 1. Introduction: The Methodology of Starting from Scratch 1
6. 2. Town Meeting: An American Conversation 25
7. 3. Democracy as Public Presence: Walking the Bounds 57
8. 4. Attendance: The Architecture of Governance 83
9. 5. Attendance: The Context of Community 107
10. 6. Democracy as Public Talk: Walking the Bounds 139
11. 7. Democracy as Public Talk: Exploring the Contexts 163
12. 8. The Question of Equality: Women’s Presence 189
13. 9. The Question of Equality: Women’s Participation 213
14. 10. If You Build It, Let Them Play 233
15. 11. The Best Democracy, the Worst Democracy 255
16. 12. Conclusion: A Lovers’ Quarrel 279
17. Index 299