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Using 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.

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Introduction; 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

Democracy Against Itself

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      Publisher Edinburgh University Press
      Published 31 July 2014
      ISBN-13 9780748681884
      978-0748681884
      ISBN-10 0748681884
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      Political science and theory Social and political philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Using 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 Contents
      Introduction; 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

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