Deterring Democracy

Reducere. From World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world. The major shifts in...

Reducere. As punctuated through recent events, societal perceptions are that American policing continues to fail in its mission, to protect and preserve. Whe...

Publisher: RANDAuthor(s): Paul S SteinbergNumber of pages: 198Publication date: 2017Dimensions: 154 x 231 x 15Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedes...

Reducere. A blend of history, analysis, and theory, ""Understanding Socialism"" is an honest and approachable text that knocks down false narratives, confron...

Reducere. Ancient Greece first coined the concept of "democracy, " yet almost every major ancient Greek thinker-from Plato and Aristotle onwards- was ambival...

A lively and accessible guide to the history, doctrine and practices. 10 b/w illus.

Reducere. The coronavirus pandemic, the deepening economic crash, dangerously divisive political responses, and exploding social tensions have thrown an alre...

DescriptionClassical Athens perfected direct democracy. The plays of this ancient Greek state are still staged today. These achievements are rightl...

The book analyzes how democracies are addressing issues of freedom of expression. It will be used as a supplemental text in courses on constitution...

DescriptionMore than at any time in history, all the people in the world are linked together in a shared civilization, encompassing the entire plan...

Bryan Fanning traces the development of European welfare states in this accessible analysis of social change from the Industrial Revolution onwards...

This book defends the value of democratic participation. It aims to improve citizens' democratic control and vindicate the value of citizens' parti...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Democratic practices - participation, citizenship rights, and an inclusionary state - enhance human development. The book uncovers how local democr...

This book presents an overview of India's electoral democracy and political system through an analysis of the 2019 Parliamentary elections. It disc...

Publisher: The Merlin Press LtdAuthor(s): Gene SharpNumber of pages: 108Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 217 x 140 x 9Cover type: Paperback / soft...

The power of the court to overturn a law or decree--called judicial review--is a critical feature of modern democracies. Contemporary American judg...

Publisher: Eco-Logic Books / Worldly GoodsAuthor(s): Peter MacfadyenIllustration(s): 18Number of pages: 120Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 151 x ...

Publisher: Council of EuropeAuthor(s): Council of Europe. European Commission for Democracy through LawIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecifiedC...

DescriptionAs Democracy Goes, So Does Journalism: Evolution of Journalism in Liberal, Deliberative, and Participatory Democracy explores the symbio...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): B XuNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 216 x 23Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmecul ...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): B XuNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 149 x 210 x 21Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescope...

Reducere. "Cullen's strength comes from his understanding of how the different strands of American society intertwine in imaginative, unpredictable ways ... ...

DescriptionTo all who say our democracy is broken―riven by partisanship, undermined by extremism, corrupted by wealth―history offers hope. In nearl...

Virginia Doellgast contends that high pay and good working conditions are possible even for marginal service jobs. This outcome, however, depends o...

One of the most important books on political regimes written in a generation.--Steven Levitsky, New York Times-bestselling author of How Democracie...

A new understanding of how and why early democracy took hold, how modern democracy evolved, and what this teaches us about the futureHistorical acc...

Reducere. The First Book to Explain China's Success Talent at the Top, Data in the Middle, Democracy at the Bottom.The Coronavirus epidemic triggered a chang...

Reducere. The First Book to Explain China's Success: Talent at the Top, Data in the Middle, Democracy at the Bottom.The Coronavirus epidemic triggered a chan...

Reducere. From city halls to the halls of Congress, big money dominates American politics. Despite widespread support for reform, even basic attempts to addr...

Reducere. In the midst of this once-in-a-century public health crisis, the United States was almost toppled from within by one of the two national political ...

Contributor(s): Author: Sheldon S. WolinIntroduction by: Chris HedgesDemocracy is struggling in America--by now this statement is almost clich . Bu...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. The core of this book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from monarchy to democracy. Revisionist in nature, it re...

Crises of Democracy - Adam Przeworski