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Argentina's Radical Party and popular mobilization, 1916-1930 Argentina's Radical Party and popular mobilization, 1916-1930 Joel Horowitz "Examines how Argentina's Radical Party rallied popular support in Buenos Aires from 1916 to 1930. Argues that the methods used for popular mobilization helped to undermine democracy. The popularity … OL11952440W
Insurgency, authoritarianism, and drug trafficking in Mexico's "democratization" Insurgency, authoritarianism, and drug trafficking in Mexico's "democratization" Jose Luis Velasco xvi, 239 p. ; 24 cm OL12064032W
Building democracy in Japan Building democracy in Japan Haddad, Mary Alice "This book explains how Japan became a democracy. It offers a grassroots perspective and holistic understanding of Japan's democratization process and what it means for the nation today"-- "How is d… OL16568745W
Democracy and knowledge Democracy and knowledge Josiah Ober "When does democracy work well, and why? Is democracy the best form of government? These questions are of supreme importance today as the United States seeks to promote its democratic values abroad. … OL1824728W
The confidence trap The confidence trap David Runciman "Why do democracies keep lurching from success to failure? The current financial crisis is just the latest example of how things continue to go wrong, just when it looked like they were going right. … OL19721789W
Temptations of power Temptations of power Shadi Hamid "In 1989, Francis Fukuyama famously declared that we had reached "the end of history," and that liberal democracy would be the reigning ideology from now on. But Fukuyama failed to reckon with the id… OL19975767W
Political order and political decay Political order and political decay Francis Fukuyama "The second volume of the bestselling landmark work on the history of the modern state Writing in The Wall Street Journal, David Gress called Francis Fukuyama's Origins of Political Order "magisteria… OL19986556W
David's sling David's sling Victoria C. Gardner Coates "Throughout western history, the societies that have made the greatest contributions to the spread of freedom have created iconic works of art to celebrate their achievements. Yet despite the endurin… OL19987974W
The making of modern Georgia, 1918-2012 The making of modern Georgia, 1918-2012 Stephen F. Jones "When most of Eastern Europe was struggling with dictatorships of one kind or another, the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921) established a constitution, a parliamentary system with national … OL20018494W
Democracy Democracy Paul Cartledge "Ancient Greece first coined the concept of "democracy," yet almost every major ancient Greek thinker--from Plato and Aristotle onwards--were ambivalent or even hostile to democracy in any form. The … OL20024999W
If you can keep it If you can keep it Eric Metaxas Eric Metaxas offers a thrilling review of America's uniqueness, and a sobering reminder that America's greatness cannot continue unless people truly understand what their founding fathers meant for t… OL20028269W
The Rise And Fall Of Democracy In Early America, 1630-1789 The Rise And Fall Of Democracy In Early America, 1630-1789 Joshua Miller This is a work of political theory that treats the theme of direct democracy in America from the Puritans through the Federalists. It argues that the Puritans developed seeds for direct democracy in … OL2634883W
Ancient Greek Democracy Ancient Greek Democracy Eric W. Robinson This book invites readers to join in a fresh and extensive investigation of one of Ancient Greece's greatest inventions: democratic government.Provides an accessible, up-to-date survey of vital issue… OL2839134W
Remembering defeat Remembering defeat Andrew Wolpert "In 404 B.C.E. the Peloponnesian War finally came to an end when the Athenians, starved into submission, were forced to accept Sparta's terms of surrender. Shortly afterward a group of thirty conspir… OL6208049W
Athenske demokrati i 4. århundrede f. Kr Athenske demokrati i 4. århundrede f. Kr Mogens Herman Hansen "The Athenian democracy of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. is the most famous and perhaps most nearly perfect example of direct democracy. Covering the period 403-322 B.C., Mogens Herman Hansen f… OL648049W
Democracy ancient and modern Democracy ancient and modern M. I. Finley This elegant and provocative book is perhaps more important now than when it was first published. The three essays that comprised the first edition developed a remarkable discourse between ancient Gr… OL890152W
Georg B. Georg B. Frederik Hetmann Die Geschichte des Dichters und Revolutionärs Georg Büchner. Erzählung mit Dokumenten. Georg Büchner ist bekannt als Verfasser von "Dantons Tod" und "Woyzeck", "Leonce und Lena" und "Lenz". Aber … OL9059891W