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Iberia and Latin America Iberia and Latin America Howard J. Wiarda "Good concise introduction to complex connection of Spain and Portugal's histories, cultures, and policies with Latin America over past two decades; raises important questions regarding democratizati… OL15074345W
The unknown American Revolution The unknown American Revolution Gary B. Nash "A unique and captivating interpretation of American independence, and one that is more democratic than traditional histories of the period." -Chicago TribuneIn this audacious recasting of the Americ… OL156942W
The future of freedom The future of freedom Fareed Zakaria Examines the influence of democracy on politics, business and economics, law, culture, and religion in different regions of the world; explores the dark side of the democratic process; and reflects o… OL15842935W
How democratic is the American Constitution? How democratic is the American Constitution? Robert Alan Dahl "In this book, one of our most eminent political scientists poses the question, "Why should we uphold our Constitution?" The vast majority of Americans venerate the American Constitution and the prin… OL16027350W
Punishment, participatory democracy, and the jury Punishment, participatory democracy, and the jury Albert W. Dzur Focusing contemporary democratic theory on the neglected topic of punishment, Punishment, Participatory Democracy, and the Jury argues for increased civic engagement in criminal justice as an antidot… OL16499399W
Building Democracy and Civil Society East of the Elbe Building Democracy and Civil Society East of the Elbe Sven Eliaeson Explores the idea of civil society and how it is being implemented in Eastern Europe. Relating the concept of civil society in Eastern Europe to sociological theories, this book makes international c… OL16930465W
A History of Force A History of Force James L. Payne Reviews over two dozen coercion-based practices, including human sacrifice, genocide, war, terrorism, revolution, political murder, riots, homicide, imprisonment, capital punishment, torture, religio… OL1815248W
A laboratory for public scholarship and democracy A laboratory for public scholarship and democracy Rosa A. Eberly,Jeremy Cohen "This volume addresses the academy's increased interest in contributing to the public good in more than just a superficial way ... The authors of this volume examine an alternative way of thinking th… OL20911341W
Political liberalism Political liberalism John Rawls "This book continues and revises the ideas of justice as fairness that John Rawls presented in A Theory of Justice but changes its philosophical interpretation in a fundamental way. That previous wor… OL20947580W
Islamist radicalisation Islamist radicalisation Omayma Abdel-Latif "Issues relating to political Islam continue to present challenges to European foreign policies in the Middle East and North Africa. In this volume, European and regional experts analyse trends drivi… OL24273682W
Chine, à quand la démocratie? Chine, à quand la démocratie? Ping Hu Résultat d'une réflexion sur les changements sociaux, culturels, politiques, idéologiques auxquels la Chine doit s'attendre si elle devient un jour une démocratie. OL24817348W
De la démocratie en Amérique De la démocratie en Amérique Gustave de Beaumont,Alexis de Tocqueville A contemporary study of the early American nation and its evolving democracy, from a French aristocrat and sociologist. In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and ambitious civil… OL278001W
Republicanism Republicanism Philip Pettit Pettit presents a republican alternative to the liberal and communitarian theories that have dominated political philosophy in recent years, and looks at the implications of this theory for the relat… OL2841299W
L'État succursale L'État succursale Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay "Que se passe-t-il quand un peuple abandonne un après l'autre les leviers qu'il s'est donnés pour se gouverner? Quand ses dirigeants délèguent une part toujours plus grande de leurs pouvoirs à des en… OL28955116W
Mémoire et identité Mémoire et identité Jean-Paul II pape Le testament politique et spirituel du pape. Conçu d'abord comme une analyse critique et historique des deux dictatures du 20e siècle, le nazisme et le communisme, cette réflexion du Saint-Père s'est… OL28957141W
Le contretemps démocratique Le contretemps démocratique Gérard Namer Le courant libéral au pouvoir pratique l'exclusion et l'enfermement. Le courant socialiste, seul, assume la révolte morale des Droits de l'Homme. Mais il s'avère incapable par la force d'une loi légi… OL3178839W
La démocratie La démocratie James Laxer Une présentation de l'idée démocratique, de sa naissance, sa situation actuelle dans les grandes régions du monde, des obstacles actuels que rencontrent les démocraties d'Amérique du Nord et d'Europe… OL32007072W
Christian Faith and Modern Democracy Christian Faith and Modern Democracy Robert P. Kraynak "In Christian Faith and Modern Democracy, Robert Kraynak challenges the commonly accepted view that Christianity is inherently compatible with modern democratic society. Contrary to conventional wisd… OL4467774W
Die postnationale Konstellation Die postnationale Konstellation Jürgen Habermas "Does a global economy render the traditional nation-state obsolete? Does globalization threaten democratic life, or offer it new forms of expression? What are the implications of globalization for o… OL8027097W
Cyberdemocracy Cyberdemocracy Tsagarousianou Developments in information technology and the internet are taking place at an almost bewildering pace. Such improvements, however, are believed to present opportunities for improving the responsiven… OL8094030W
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