Democracy's Good Name: The Rise and Risks of the World's Most Popular Form of Government - Couverture rigide

Mandelbaum, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1586485148 ISBN 13 : 9781586485146

Editeur : PublicAffairs, 2007

Synopsis

The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most remarkable developments in history: the rapid rise of democracy around the world. In 1900, only ten countries were democracies and by 1975 there were only 30. Today, 119 of the world's 190 countries have adopted this form of government, and it is by far the most celebrated and prestigious one.

How did democracy acquire its good name? Why did it spread so far and so fast? Why do important countries remain undemocratic? And why do efforts to export democracy so often fail and even make conditions worse?

In Democracy's Good Name, Michael Mandelbaum, one of America's leading foreign policy thinkers, answers these questions. He surveys the methods and risks of promoting democracy, and analyzes the prospects for the establishment of democratic governments in Russia, China, and the Arab world.

Written in Mandelbaum's clear and accessible style, Democracy's Good Name presents a lucid, comprehensive, and surprising account of the history and future of democracy from the American Revolution to the occupation of Iraq.

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À propos de l?auteur

Michael Mandelbaum is the Christian A. Herter Professor of American Foreign Policy at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. He is the author of ten books, including The Ideas That Conquered the World and The Case For Goliath.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: PublicAffairs
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1586485148
• ISBN 13: 9781586485146
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible