02291nam 2200589 a 450 991079200010332120230725021312.00-87586-845-2(CKB)2560000000072592(EBL)684500(OCoLC)714569703(SSID)ssj0000651771(PQKBManifestationID)11378938(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000651771(PQKBWorkID)10636342(PQKB)10942459(MiAaPQ)EBC684500(Au-PeEL)EBL684500(CaPaEBR)ebr10476732(EXLCZ)99256000000007259220110706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNation building, or, Democracy by other means[electronic resource] /Hamid KarimianpourNew York Algora Pub.20111 online resource (250 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87586-843-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Four historical transformations -- pt. 3. Change and politics in Iran -- pt. 4. The lesson for future.Despotism, fundamentalism, and the rise of terrorism have created a puzzling moral question in the twenty-first century: how far should America go to help press ahead political and cultural change in the world? The reader will discover that ""while international pressure has often played a pivotal role in encouraging change,"" peaceful democratizations are historically not imposed from outside but are initiated and executed by leaders within the old system.Democracy by other meansDemocratizationLibertyHistoryEqualityHistoryDemocracyIslamic countriesDemocratization.LibertyHistory.EqualityHistory.Democracy321.8Karimianpour Hamid1552773MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792000103321Nation building, or, Democracy by other means3812860UNINA