The social construction of democracy, 1870-1990 / edited by George Reid Andrews and Herrick Chapman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andrews, George Reid, 1951-

Chapman, Herrick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--History--Congresses.

Democracy.

History.

Social history--19th century--Congresses.

Social history.

Social history--20th century--Congresses.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

ix, 391 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 1995.

Summary:

The recent revival of democracy across much of the globe, and the fragility of many of the new regimes, has inspired renewed interest in the origins of dictatorship and democracy in modern times. Assembling renowned specialists on Eastern and Western Europe, the U.S., Latin America and Japan, The Social Construction of Democracy explores the reasons for the success and failure of democracies over the past 100 years. With its sharp portraits of nations on four continents, George Reid Andrews and Herrick Chapman shed light on the historical process by which state institutions and social movements interact to create political systems based on the principle of popular sovereignty.

Notes:

Papers presented at a conference held at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh on May 3-4, 1992.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0814715087

OCLC:

31755271