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Book SynopsisUsing 4 case studies - democratic Athens, the Weimar Republic, contemporary American democracy and China's fledging efforts to democratise - Mark Chou examines why democracy is prone to self-destruction.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Democracy Against Itself; 2. Democracy in Athens: Autonomy, Tragedy and Decline; 3. Democide in Weimar: Militant Democracy and the Paradox of Self-Defence; 4. The Coming Authoritarianism: The State of America's Democracy; 5. China's New Authoritarianism: A Glimpse at Our Post-Democratic Future?; 6. Occupy Democracy: Democracy Against Itself and the Global Occupy Movement
