The making and unmaking of democracy :  lessons from history and world politics /  
edited by Theodore K. Rabb and Ezra N. Suleiman.  
 - New York :  Routledge,  2003. 
 - xxi, 369 pages ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Revised contributions of a conference--from the introd. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction, Theodore K. Rabb and Ezra N. Suleiman Pre-Modern Europe 1. Conditions for Athenian Democracy, Josiah Ober 2. Republic and Democracy: On Early Origins of Democratic Theory, Maurizio Viroli 3. Institutions and Ideas: Planting the Roots of Democracy in Early Modern Europe, Theodore K. Rabb 4. A Response to Ober, Viroli and Rabb, George Kateb Modern Europe 5. Hope, Disappointment and Self-Restraint: Reflections on the Democratic Experiment, Anne Sa'adah 6. Democracy in Spain: Two Paradigms, Edward Malefakis 7. Potemkin Democracy, Stephen Holmes 8. Dilemmas of Democracy in the European Union, Ezra Suleiman Asia, Africa and the Middle East 9. Recasting the Primacy of Politics in Israeli Democracy, Asher Arian 10. Prospects for Democracy in Tropical Africa, Robert L. Tignoe 11. The Nature of South African Democracy: Political Dominance and Economic Inequality, Jeffrey Herbst 12. Democracy in Turkey, Bernard Lewis 13. East Asian Demographic Transitions, Kent E. Calder 14. A Response to Arian Tignor, Herbst, Lewis and Calder Latin America 15. Captialism and Democracy in South America, Jeremy Adelman 16. Democratic Pathways: Crossroads, Detours, Dead Ends in Central America, Deborah J. Yashar United States 17. The Possibilities for Democracy in America, Jennifer L. Hochschild 18. Race, Ethnicity and American Democracy: An (Ungarded) Optimistic View, Sean Wilentz 19. Conclusion 
<br/><br/> This book brings together a number of eminent authorities on democracy from the fields of political science and history to take on the most widely debated topics in international relations: the promotion of democracy. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415933810 (pbk.) 0415933811 (pbk.) 0415933803 9780415933803 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002069655 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--Cross-cultural studies--Congresses.<br/>Democracia --Estudios interculturales <br/>Democracy--History--Congresses.<br/>Democracia--Historia
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Conference papers and proceedings.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC 423  / M235 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>321.8