Democracy in Translation Understanding Politics in an Unfamiliar Culture |
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| Author:
| Schaffer, Frederic Charles |
| Series title: | The Wilder House Series in Politics, History and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-3398-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1998 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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Frederic C. Schaffer challenges the assumption often made by American scholars that democracy has been achieved in foreign countries when criteria such as free elections are met. Elections, he argues, often have cultural underpinnings that are...
Frederic C. Schaffer challenges the assumption often made by American scholars that democracy has been achieved in foreign countries when criteria such as free elections are met. Elections, he argues, often have cultural underpinnings that are...