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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453729103321

Titolo

The making and unmaking of democracy : lessons from history and world politics / / edited by Theodore K. Rabb and Ezra N. Suleiman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

0-415-93381-1

1-315-02352-0

1-136-70461-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RabbTheodore K

SuleimanEzra N. <1941->

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Democracy - Cross-cultural studies

Democracy - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revised contributions of a conference--From the introduction.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Making and Unmaking of Democracy; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; Introduction; Pre-Modern Europe ; Chapter One Conditions for Athenian Democracy ; Chapter Two Republic and Democracy: On Early Modern Origins of Democratic Theory ; Chapter Three Institutions and Ideas: Planting the Roots of Democracy in Early Modern Europe ; Chapter Four A Response to Ober, Viroli, and Rabb ; Modern Europe ; Chapter Five Hope, Disappointment, and Self-Restraint: Reflections on the Democratic Experiment ; Chapter Six Democracy in Spain: Two Paradigms

Chapter Seven Potemkin Democracy Chapter Eight Dilemmas of Democracy in the European Union ; Asia, Africa, and the Middle East ; Chapter Nine Recasting the Primacy of Politics in Israeli Democracy ; Chapter Ten Prospects for Democracy in Tropical Africa ; Chapter Eleven The Nature of South African Democracy: Political Dominance and Economic Inequality ; Chapter Twelve Democracy in Turkey ; Chapter Thirteen East Asian Democratic Transitions ; Chapter Fourteen A Response to Arian, Tignor, and Herbst ; Latin America ; Chapter Fifteen Capitalism and Democracy in South America



Chapter Sixteen Democratic Pathways: Crossroads, Detours, and Dead Ends in Central America United States ; Chapter Seventeen The Possibilities for Democracy in America ; Chapter Eighteen Race, Ethnicity, and American Democracy: An (Unguarded) Optimistic View ; Conclusion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.