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The promise and perils of populism : global perspectives /
From the protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square to the Tea Party in the United States to the campaign to elect Indigenous leader Evo Morales in Bolivia, modern populist movements command international attention and compel political and social change. When citizens demand ""power to the p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Kentucky :
University Press of Kentucky,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | From the protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square to the Tea Party in the United States to the campaign to elect Indigenous leader Evo Morales in Bolivia, modern populist movements command international attention and compel political and social change. When citizens demand ""power to the people, "" they evoke corrupt politicians, imperialists, or oligarchies that have appropriated power from its legitimate owners. These stereotypical narratives belie the vague and often contradictory definitions of the concept of ""the people"" and the many motives of those who use populism as a political tool. In T. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 474 pages .) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813146879 9780813146874 |