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9780415933803: The Making and Unmaking of Democracy: Lessons from History and World Politics
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ISBN 10: 0415933803 ISBN 13: 9780415933803
Editorial: Routledge, 2002

Sinopsis

For every citizen of the world, there is no more urgent issue than the spread of democracy. Democracy is what the WTO-protestors are calling for; it’s the main concern of human rights advocates; and it’s only long-term way to end terrorism. But how does democracy spread? What can be done to encourage and support. This remarkable new collection brings together some of the best minds in variety of fields to discuss the conditions that promote and sustain, or undermine and extinguish democratic institutions and ideas. Spanning political thought from ancient Athens to contemporary sub-Saharan Africa, the contributors develop an outline of how democracy develops. Several key factors emerge: Democratic transitions are always heavily shaped by the ideas and practices of past regimes (like tribal traditions in Africa), international political and economic pressure to liberalize (as in Asia) and current economic conditions. The quality of democracy is almost always improved by the elimination of religion as the center of the state, by the move from democracy as protection of the individual from the state to democracy as enhancer of rights, and by the progression from a focus on the individual to a focus on the community. Expansive in its coverage and fundamental in its significance, The Making and Unmaking of Democracy is a volume to learn from, argue against, and expand upon.

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Acerca del autor

Theodore K. Rabb is Professor of History at Princeton University. He is the founder and coeditor of TheJournal of Inter-Disciplinary History He the author or editor of more than a dozen books and contributes book reviews to the TLS, The New York Review of Books,Commentary, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. He is the founder and coeditor of The Journal ofInter-Disciplinary History and has served as an advisor for numerous PBS documentaries. Ezra N. Suleiman is IBM Professor in International Studies and Professor of Politics at Princeton University, where he also directs the Committee for European Studies. He serves on the editorial committee of Comparative Politics, and is the author of twelve books.

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2002
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0415933803
ISBN 13 
9780415933803
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
392
Editor
Suleiman Ezra N., Rabb Theodore K.
Contacto del fabricante
Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis
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Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24
München
80331
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