Democracy in Europe : a history of an ideology / / Luciano Canfora ; translated by Simon Jones

• Autore: Canfora Luciano
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Publishing, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.94; 321.8094
• Soggetto topico: Democracy - Europe - History
• Classificazione: 15.70
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-286) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A constitution imbued with Hellenism -- The beginning -- How Greek democracy came back into play, and finally left the stage -- Liberalism's first victory -- Universal suffrage -- Universal suffrage -- Trouble for the "old mole" -- Europe "on the march" -- From the slaughter of the Communards to the "sacred unions" -- The Third Republic -- The second failure of universal suffrage -- The "European civil war" -- Progressive democracies, people's democracies -- The Cold War -- Towards the "mixed system" -- Was it a new beginning?.
• Sommario/riassunto: This history traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins in ancient Greece up to the present day. Considers all the major watersheds in the development of democracy in modern Europe. Describes the rediscovery of Ancient Greek political ideals by intellectuals at the end of the eighteenth century. Examines the twenty-year crisis from 1789 to 1815, when the repercussions of revolution in France were felt across the European continent. Explains how events in France led to the explosion of democratic movements between 1830 and 1848. <l
• Titolo autorizzato: Democracy in Europe
• ISBN: 1-280-36205-7; 9786610362059; 0-470-79670-7; 0-470-75482-6; 1-4051-5459-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996214582903316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Making of Europe.