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Paths to democracy : revolution and totalitarianism / / Rosemary H. T. O'Kane



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Autore: O'Kane Rosemary H. T Visualizza persona
Titolo: Paths to democracy : revolution and totalitarianism / / Rosemary H. T. O'Kane Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina: 321.8
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Soggetto topico: Democracy - History
Revolutions - History
Totalitarianism - History
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-261) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
6. 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
Sommario/riassunto: How 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Paths to Democracy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-03671-0
0-203-56128-7
1-134-37880-7
0-203-35500-8
1-134-37881-5
1-283-96374-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910809078503321
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