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This history traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins in ancient Greece up to the present day.

  • Considers all the major watersheds in the development of democracy in modern Europe.
  • Describes the rediscovery of Ancient Greek political ideals by intellectuals at the end of the eighteenth century.
  • Examines the twenty-year crisis from 1789 to 1815, when the repercussions of revolution in France were felt across the European continent.
  • Explains how events in France led to the explosion of democratic movements between 1830 and 1848.
  • Compares the different manifestations of democracy within Eastern and Western Europe during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
  • Considers fascism and its consequences for democracy in Europe during the twentieth century.
  • Demonstrates how in the recent past democracy itself has become the object of ideological battles.

Democracy in Europe: A History of an Ideoloy

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 16/12/2005
    ISBN13: 9781405111317, 978-1405111317
    ISBN10: 1405111313

    Number of Pages: 308

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    This history traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins in ancient Greece up to the present day.

    • Considers all the major watersheds in the development of democracy in modern Europe.
    • Describes the rediscovery of Ancient Greek political ideals by intellectuals at the end of the eighteenth century.
    • Examines the twenty-year crisis from 1789 to 1815, when the repercussions of revolution in France were felt across the European continent.
    • Explains how events in France led to the explosion of democratic movements between 1830 and 1848.
    • Compares the different manifestations of democracy within Eastern and Western Europe during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
    • Considers fascism and its consequences for democracy in Europe during the twentieth century.
    • Demonstrates how in the recent past democracy itself has become the object of ideological battles.

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