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When democracy breaks : studies in democratic erosion and collapse, from ancient Athens to the present day
Title
When democracy breaks : studies in democratic erosion and collapse, from ancient Athens to the present day / edited by Archon Fung, David Moss and Odd Arne Westad.
ISBN
9780197760789
0197760783
9780197760796
0197760791
9780197760819
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Physical Description
367 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Democracy is often described in two opposite ways, as either wonderfully resilient or dangerously fragile. Curiously, both characterizations can be correct, depending on the context. In a relatively small number of countries, democracy has survived numerous shocks across many generations, while in others it has faltered or collapsed, whether after just a short time or a long period of apparent strength. Some broken democracies have reconstituted themselves as democracies once again, while others have notably failed to do so"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: When democracy breaks New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 22, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
When democracy breaks
The U.S. secession crisis as a breakdown of democracy
The breakdown in democracy in 1930s Japan
Weimar Germany and the fragility of democracy
The failures of Czech democracy: 1918-1948
"September 11, 1973: breakdown of democracy in Chile"
The Indian Emergency (1975-1977) in historical perspective
Democratic breakdown in Argentina, 1976
Democratic collapse and recovery in ancient Athens (413-403)
Why Russia's democracy broke
A different "Turkish Model": exemplifying de-democratization in the AKP Era
Venezuela's autocratization, 1999-2021.
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