How democracies die : what history reveals about our future

By:

Levitsky, Steven

Contributor(s):

Ziblatt, Daniel

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Penguin Book 2018Description: 312pISBN:

9780241381359 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

321.8 LEV

Summary: In the 21st century democracy is threatened like never before. Drawing insightful lessons from across history - from Pinochet's murderous Chilean regime to Erdogan's quiet dismantling in Turkey - Levitsky and Ziblatt explain why democracies fail, how leaders like Trump subvert them today and what each of us can do to protect our democratic rights. 'This book looks to history to provide a guide for defending democratic norms when they are under threat, and finds that it is possible to fight back.' David Runciman

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Plaksha University Library	Political science	321.8 LEV (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		004280

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In the 21st century democracy is threatened like never before. Drawing insightful lessons from across history - from Pinochet's murderous Chilean regime to Erdogan's quiet dismantling in Turkey - Levitsky and Ziblatt explain why democracies fail, how leaders like Trump subvert them today and what each of us can do to protect our democratic rights. 'This book looks to history to provide a guide for defending democratic norms when they are under threat, and finds that it is possible to fight back.' David Runciman

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