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Autore |
Good Kenneth <1933-> |
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Titolo |
Trust in the capacities of the people, distrust in elites / / Kenneth Good |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-4985-0245-8 |
1-4985-0244-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (285 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Democratization |
Elite (Social sciences) - Political activity |
Legitimacy of governments |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1 Athenian Participatory Democracy, 508-322 BCE; 2 Democratization in Britain; 3 Democratization in South Africa; 4 Democracy in the Capitalist Heartlands; 5 Democratization from Portugal to Poland, 1970s-1990s, and in Tunisia and Egypt Since 2010; 6 Democratization in South Africa; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span>Democratization is conceived as an unending struggle by the poor majority against the small elite of wealth, status, and power. This book is a critical, comparative, and global approach to the study of democratization and the participants who bring the processes and actual struggles alive.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span> |
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