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Nation building, or, Democracy by other means / Hamid Karimianpour.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Karimianpour, Hamid.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratization.
- Liberty--History.
- Liberty.
- Equality--History.
- Equality.
- Democracy--Islamic countries.
- Democracy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (250 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Democracy by other means
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Algora Pub., 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Despotism, fundamentalism, and the rise of terrorism have created a puzzling moral question in the twenty-first century: how far should America go to help press ahead political and cultural change in the world? The reader will discover that ""while international pressure has often played a pivotal role in encouraging change,"" peaceful democratizations are historically not imposed from outside but are initiated and executed by leaders within the old system.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Introduction
- pt. 2. Four historical transformations
- pt. 3. Change and politics in Iran
- pt. 4. The lesson for future.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-87586-845-2
- OCLC:
- 714569703
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