Victorious and vulnerable : why democracy won in the 20th century and how it is still imperiled /

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In the blink of an eye, liberal democracy's moment of triumph was darkened by new threats, challenges, and doubts. Rejecting the view that liberal democracy's twentieth-century victory was inevitable, distinguished student of war Azar Gat argues that it largely rested on contingent factors...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gat, Azar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Stanford, Calif. : [Lanham, MD] : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ; In cooperation with Hoover Institution, Stanford University ; Distributed by National Book Network, ©2010.
Colección:Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society.
Temas:
2000-2099
Democracy.
Democratization.
New democracies.
World politics > 21st century.
Capitalism > Political aspects.
Démocratisation.
Nouvelles démocraties.
Politique mondiale > 21e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Capitalism > Political aspects
Democracy
Democratization
New democracies
World politics
Demokratie
Weltpolitik
Autoritärer Staat
Kapitalismus
Politische Stabilität
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why democracy won in the twentieth century
  • The ascent of capitalist parliamentarianism
  • Free trade or imperialism?
  • The return of the nondemocratic great powers
  • The modern transformation and the democratic peace
  • The democracies' way in conflict
  • Why counterinsurgency fails / with Gil Merom
  • Did democracies exterminate the natives of North America and Australia?
  • Unconventional terror and the new world disorder
  • Conclusion: Strengths and vulnerabilities
  • Democracies' unique traits in conflict.

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