Democracy against itself sustaining an unsustainable idea
Using 4 case studies - democratic Athens, the Weimar Republic, contemporary American democracy and China's fledging efforts to democratise - Mark Chou examines why democracy is prone to self-destruction.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press
2014.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b32538509*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Imprint; Contents; Introduction; 1 Democracy Against Itself; 2 Democracy in Athens: Autonomy, Tragedy and Decline; 3 Democide in Weimar: Militant Democracy and the Paradox of Self-Defence; 4 The Coming Authoritarianism: The State of America's Democracy; 5 China's New Authoritarianism: A Glimpse at Our Post-Democratic Future?; 6 Occupy Democracy: Democracy Against Itself and the Global Occupy Movement; Bibliography; Index.
