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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814879303321

Autore

Capoccia Giovanni <1967->

Titolo

Defending democracy : reactions to extremism in interwar Europe / / Giovanni Capoccia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Md. ; ; London, : John Hopkins University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-8018-9328-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Disciplina

320.94/09/042

Soggetti

Democracy - Europe - History - 20th century

Political parties - Europe - History - 20th century

Radicalism - Europe - History - 20th century

Europe Politics and government 1918-1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Democratic stability and democratic crisis -- The challenges : antisystem parties -- The defense : strategies against extremism -- Czechoslovakia -- Belgium -- Finland -- Defense of democracy : actors and strategies in comparative perspective.

Sommario/riassunto

Given the rise of terrorism and the persistence of extremism in both established and new democracies today, continued research and dialogue on the defense of democracy are necessary for its preservation.