Democracy in Europe A History of an Ideoloy |
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| Author:
| Canfora, Luciano |
| Translator:
| Jones, Simon |
| Series title: | Making of Europe Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4051-5459-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2008 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Digital download |
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Book Description:
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This history traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins in ancient Greece up to the present day.
- Considers all the major watersheds in the development of democracy in modern Europe.
- Describes the rediscovery of Ancient Greek political ideals by intellectuals at the end of the eighteenth century.
- Examines the twenty-year crisis from 1789 to 1815, when the repercussions of revolution...
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This history traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins in ancient Greece up to the present day.
- Considers all the major watersheds in the development of democracy in modern Europe.
- Describes the rediscovery of Ancient Greek political ideals by intellectuals at the end of the eighteenth century.
- Examines the twenty-year crisis from 1789 to 1815, when the repercussions of revolution in France were felt across the European continent.
- Explains how events in France led to the explosion of democratic movements between 1830 and 1848.
- Compares the different manifestations of democracy within Eastern and Western Europe during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
- Considers fascism and its consequences for democracy in Europe during the twentieth century.
- Demonstrates how in the recent past democracy itself has become the object of ideological battles.