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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458122803321

Autore

O'Kane Rosemary H. T

Titolo

Paths to Democracy [[electronic resource] ] : Revolution and Totalitarianism

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013

ISBN

1-134-37881-5

1-283-96374-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

321.8

321.8/094

Soggetti

Democracy - History

Democracy

Revolution

Revolutions - History

Totalitarianism - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Paths to Democracy Revolution and totalitarianism; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Democracy: method and theses; 1. On method: comparative historical analysis and politics; 2. Democracy and empirical political theory: from the present to the past; 3. Revolutions and ideas of democracy: from the past towards the present; Part II: Revolution: chance for democracy; 4. Revolution and the long path to democracy in France; 5. Revolution and the failure of democracy in Russia and Germany; Part III: Totalitarianism: antithesis of democracy

6. The rise of totalitarian regimes: contrasting France7. Totalitarian regime: Nazi Germany; 8. Totalitarian regime: Stalin's Soviet Union; Part IV: Democracy as synthesis; 9. Federal Germany: re-tracing a path to democracy; 10. Communism and its collapse: East Germany and the Russian Federation; Part V: Conclusion: lessons for democracy; 11. The struggle for modern democracy; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How and why countries become democracies remain intriguing



questions. This innovative volume provides a theoretically informed comparative investigation of the links between revolutions, totalitarianism and democracy. It will appeal to those interested in the relationship between history and democracy and the implications for the understanding of democracy today.