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Democracy against itself
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- Book Synopsis
- Why do some democracies self-destruct? Using the collapse of democracy in ancient Athens and the Weimar Republic, as well as the uncertain fate of democratic rule in the United States and China today as illustrative examples, Mark Chou examines the conditions and characteristics of democracy that make it prone to self-destruct. In drawing out the political lessons from these past collapses, he explains how a democracy can, simply by being democratic, sow the seeds of its own destruction.
- About The Author
- Mark Chou is Lecturer in Politics in the Faculty of Education and Arts at Australian Catholic University. He is also the author of Greek Tragedy and Contemporary Politics (Bloomsbury: 2012).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781399565646
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press, (30 June 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 156 mm
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