Democratic revolutions : Asia and Eastern Europe / / Mark R. Thompson

• Autore: Thompson Mark R
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: x, 180 p
• Disciplina: 321.8/095
• Soggetto topico: Democracy - Asia; Democracy - Europe, Eastern
• Soggetto geografico: Asia Politics and government 1945-; Europe, Eastern Politics and government 1989- Case studies
• Note generali: "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-173) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The puzzles of Philippine "people power" -- Female leadership of democratic revolutions in Asia -- The East German "Wende" as a democratic revolution -- To shoot or not to shoot: China and Eastern Europe -- Stolen elections and Serbia's "October revolution" (with Philipp Kuntz) -- Democratic revolutions and the "clash of Samuel Huntingtons."
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the neglected concept of democratic revolutions, spontaneous popular uprisings which topple unyielding dictators and begin a transition process that eventually results in the consolidation of democracy. Thompson demonstrates under what conditions democratic revolutions become possible, what is necessary for their success and how they can overcome cultural difference. It includes examples from China, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, the Philippines, Iran, Malaysia and Serbia.
• Titolo autorizzato: Democratic revolutions
• ISBN: 1-870265-37-8; 1-134-40946-X; 1-134-40947-8; 1-280-05437-9; 0-415-40682-X; 0-203-50628-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910958194603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge research in comparative politics ; ; 5.