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Victorious and vulnerable : why democracy won in the 20th century and how it is still imperiled / Azar Gat.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gat, Azar.
- Series:
- Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy.
- Democratization.
- New democracies.
- World politics--21st century.
- World politics.
- Capitalism--Political aspects.
- Capitalism.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 228 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ; Stanford, Calif. : In cooperation with Hoover Institution, Stanford University ; [Lanham, MD] : Distributed by National Book Network, [2010]
- Contents:
- Why democracy won in the twentieth century
- The ascent of capitalist parliamentarianism
- Free trade or imperialism?
- The return of the nondemocratic great powers
- The modern transformation and the democratic peace
- The democracies' way in conflict
- Why counterinsurgency fails / with Gil Merom
- Did democracies exterminate the natives of North America and Australia?
- Unconventional terror and the new world disorder
- Strength and vulnerabilities.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781442201149
- 1442201142
- 9781442201163
- 1442201169
- OCLC:
- 435918337
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