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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146882003321

Titolo

Democratization through the looking-glass [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Burnell, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press

New York, : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave, c2003

ISBN

1-280-73421-3

9786610734214

1-84779-069-0

1-4237-0641-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 pages)

Collana

Perspectives on democratization

Altri autori (Persone)

BurnellPeter J

Disciplina

306.2

Soggetti

Democratization

Social science literature

Social sciences

Area studies

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-274) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; Contributors; 1 Perspectives (Peter Burnell); Part I Disciplines; 2 Anthropology (Jeremy Gould); 3 Economics (Tony Addison); 4 Gender Studies (Shirin M. Rai); 5 History (Peter Calvert); 6 International Political Economy (Philip Cerny); 7 Law (John McEldowney); 8 Sociology (Geoffrey Wood); Part II Areas; 9 Africa (Roger Southall); 10 Central and eastern Europe (Paul G. Lewis); 11 East Asia (Shaun Breslin); 12 The European Union (Alex Warleigh); 13 Latin America (George Philip); 14 South Asia (Gurharpal Singh); 15 The United States (Francisco E. González and Desmond King)

16 Conclusion (Peter Burnell)References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Democratization is a major political phenomenon of the current age. Democratization through the looking glass argues that our perspectives on democratization reflect the intellectual origins of the inquiry. How we see and understand it are influenced by w