The Social Construction of Democracy - Hardcover

Andrews, George Reid; Chapman, Herrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814715087 ISBN 13: 9780814715086

Publisher: NYU Press, 1995

Synopsis

The recent revival of democracy across much of the globe, and the fragility of many of the new regimes, has inspired renewed interest in the origins of dictatorship and democracy in modern times. Assembling renowned specialists on Eastern and Western Europe, the U.S., Latin America and Japan, The Social Construction of Democracy explores the reasons for the success and failure of democracies over the past 100 years. With its sharp portraits of nations on four continents, George Reid Andrews and Herrick Chapman shed light on the historical process by which state institutions and social movements interact to create political systems based on the principle of popular sovereignty.

About this title

About the Author:

George Reid Andrews is Professor of History and UCIS Research Professor of International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.

Herrick Chapman is Associate Professor of History and of French Civilization at New York University.

Review:

"In this intensely fascinating book, Davidson succeeds in conveying a systematic understanding of trauma and survival as a whole, while emphasizing individual difference." -"Jerusalem Post",

About this edition

• Publisher: NYU Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0814715087
• ISBN 13: 9780814715086
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 456