{"product_id":"democratic-transitions-9781421417608","title":"Democratic Transitions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unique book should be valuable for political leaders, civil society activists, journalists, scholars, and all who want to support democratic transitions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemocratic Transitions is a balanced, thoughtful, empirically-based volume that adds an important dimension to our understanding of both the theoretical and the policy issues surrounding the spread of democracy abroad. It is a major addition to the literature on post-authoritarian transitions and on the \"how-to\" of consolidating democracy after dictatorship. In an era of undue pessimism about the fate of democracy worldwide, it is a timely reminder of how democratic transitions can be made to work. Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs ... In evoking all of these collective distilled experiences from some of the world most successful politicians from recent decades, Bitar and Lowenthal also convey their passion for democracy forcefully, and they enable the college freshman and the scholar to understand better the events and processes that have shaped the world for the better in which we live. ReVista\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1.Brazil\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Chile\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Ghana\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Indonesia\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Mexico \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. The Philippines\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Poland \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. South Africa\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Spain\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Women Activists in Democratic Transitions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. From Authoritarian Rule toward Democratic Governance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout the Editors and Contributors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529532219735,"sku":"9781421417608","price":36.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421417608.jpg?v=1731875985","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/democratic-transitions-9781421417608","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}