The making and unmaking of democracy : lessons from history and world politics / / edited by Theodore K. Rabb and Ezra N. Suleiman

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (392 p.)
• Disciplina: 321.8
• Soggetto topico: Democracy - Cross-cultural studies; Democracy - History
• Altri autori: RabbTheodore K SuleimanEzra N. <1941->
• Note generali: Revised contributions of a conference--From the introduction.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Making and Unmaking of Democracy; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; Introduction; Pre-Modern Europe ; Chapter One Conditions for Athenian Democracy ; Chapter Two Republic and Democracy: On Early Modern Origins of Democratic Theory ; Chapter Three Institutions and Ideas: Planting the Roots of Democracy in Early Modern Europe ; Chapter Four A Response to Ober, Viroli, and Rabb ; Modern Europe ; Chapter Five Hope, Disappointment, and Self-Restraint: Reflections on the Democratic Experiment ; Chapter Six Democracy in Spain: Two Paradigms ; Chapter Seven Potemkin Democracy Chapter Eight Dilemmas of Democracy in the European Union ; Asia, Africa, and the Middle East ; Chapter Nine Recasting the Primacy of Politics in Israeli Democracy ; Chapter Ten Prospects for Democracy in Tropical Africa ; Chapter Eleven The Nature of South African Democracy: Political Dominance and Economic Inequality ; Chapter Twelve Democracy in Turkey ; Chapter Thirteen East Asian Democratic Transitions ; Chapter Fourteen A Response to Arian, Tignor, and Herbst ; Latin America ; Chapter Fifteen Capitalism and Democracy in South America ; Chapter Sixteen Democratic Pathways: Crossroads, Detours, and Dead Ends in Central America United States ; Chapter Seventeen The Possibilities for Democracy in America ; Chapter Eighteen Race, Ethnicity, and American Democracy: An (Unguarded) Optimistic View ; Conclusion; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
• Titolo autorizzato: The making and unmaking of democracy
• ISBN: 1-136-70468-X; 0-415-93381-1; 1-315-02352-0; 1-136-70461-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810463503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II