Designed specifically for students and other readers near to the subject, this new single-volume version of the award-winning "Encyclopedia of Democracy" features more than 300 entries covering democratic concepts, countries, and individuals. "The Concise Encyclopedia of Democracy" is a single-volume version of the award-winning "Encyclopedia of Democracy". Not a condensation, the new "Concise Encyclopedia of Democracy" was created to address the specific requirements of high school and introductory college courses and is geared to the special needs of high school and college students, and the general public. The more than 300 articles in "The Concise Encyclopedia of Democracy" include concepts, countries, and individuals, emphasizing the historical and practical, rather than the theoretical.