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Autore |
Smith Craig |
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Titolo |
Democracy and the fall of the West [[electronic resource] /] / Craig Smith and Tom Miers |
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Exeter, U.K., : Imprint Academic, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-68949-9 |
1-84540-421-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (101 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Liberty |
Democracy - Western countries |
Electronic books. |
Western countries Politics and government |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Copyright Page; Introduction - Illiberal Democracy; Body Matter; 1: The Struggle for Liberty; 2: Warnings from the Past; 3: Democracy and the Abuse of Law; 4: Democracy and the Big State; 5: The Return of Market Liberalism; 6: The Fall of the West; Back Matter; Epilogue - An Idea for the Future; Bibliography; Other Titles Available from Imprint Academic and Andrews UK |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Democracy is killing the West. That is the stunning conclusion of this book that tears apart the consensus underpinning modern political assumptions.Democracy is held to solve one of the oldest puzzles of human social life: how do we ensure that our rulers have a legitimate mandate and rule in the interests of the whole community? We are supposedly now guided by institutions whose democratic mandate ensures that they will govern in a benign manner in the interests of all.Democracy & the Fa... |
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