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200 10$aPaths to democracy $erevolution and totalitarianism /$fRosemary H. T. O'Kane
210   $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2004
215   $a1 online resource (289 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [251]-261) and index.
327   $aCover; 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
327   $a6. 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
330   $aHow 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.
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