{"product_id":"democracy-in-europe-9781405111317","title":"Democracy in Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis history traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins in ancient Greece up to the present day. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders all the major watersheds in the development of democracy in modern Europe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the rediscovery of Ancient Greek political ideals by intellectuals at the end of the eighteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the twenty-year crisis from 1789 to 1815, when the repercussions of revolution in France were felt across the European continent.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains how events in France led to the explosion of democratic movements between 1830 and 1848.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompares the different manifestations of democracy within Eastern and Western Europe during the latter half of the nineteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders fascism and its consequences for democracy in Europe during the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how in the recent past democracy itself has become th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Canfora's book provides powerful insights into the idealogical use of democracy.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEuropean Review of Labour and Research\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue. \u003cp\u003e1. A constitution imbued with Hellenism: Greece, Europe, and the West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The beginning: democracy in ancient Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. How Greek democracy came back into play, and finally left the stage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Liberalism’s first victory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Universal suffrage: act one.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Universal suffrage: act two.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Trouble for the “old mole”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Europe “on the march”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. From the slaughter of the Communards to the “sacred unions”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Third Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The second failure of universal suffrage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The “European civil war”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Progressive democracies, people’s democracies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The cold war: democracy in retreat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Towards the “mixed system”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Was it a new beginning?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407845826903,"sku":"9781405111317","price":60.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405111317.jpg?v=1730500722","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/democracy-in-europe-9781405111317","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}