Mandelbaum, Michael.

Democracy's good name : the rise and risks of the world's most popular form of government / Michael Mandelbaum. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2007. - xviii, 316 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-298) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- origins of democracy -- triumph of democracy -- two traditions -- odd couple -- career of popular sovereignty -- trials of liberty -- Democracy from within -- leading brand -- English exceptionalism -- two World Wars -- contest of systems -- American era -- Democracy from within : the magic of the market -- constant companion -- wealth effect -- Civil society -- school for democracy -- Market failures -- Democracy and peace -- Modernity and peace -- Popular sovereignty and peace -- Liberty and peace -- Democracy versus peace -- Democracy and terrorism -- future of democracy -- Democracy-promotion -- Democracy in Russia -- Democracy in China -- Democracy in the Arab world -- Democracy in the democracies -- Notes -- Index. 1. The The The The The The 2. The The The The 3. The The The 4. 5. The

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