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Ordinary people in extraordinary times : the citizenry and the breakdown of democracy /

Based on extensive research, this book overturns the common wisdom. It shows that the German experience was exceptional, that people's affinity for particular political positions are surprisingly stable, and that what is often labeled polarization is the result not of vote switching but of such...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bermeo, Nancy Gina, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Our literature and interwar Europe
  • Heroes or villains? images of citizens and civil society in the literature on democracy
  • Ordinary people and the breakdown of democracy in interwar Europe
  • Part II: South America and our literature revised
  • The reluctant coup in Brazil
  • The slow-motion coup in Uruguay
  • The tragedy of democracy in Chile
  • The violent death of democracy in Argentina
  • Polarization and the ignorance of elites.