Democracy / Svend-Erik Skaaning ; translated from the Danish by Heidi Flegal.
| Author/creator | Skaaning, Svend-Erik author. |
| Other author | Flegal, Heidi, translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press ; Aarhus : Aarhus University Press, [2022] |
| Copyright Date | cu2022 |
| Description | 60 pages ; 18 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Demokrati. English |
| Series | Reflections Reflections (̐uArhus, Denmark) UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Democracy-lovers all? -- Defining democracy -- Rise, revival, resurgence -- What makes democracy bloom? -- But does it make a difference? |
| Abstract | "Unless democracy is critically defined, dictators can pose as democrats and the oppressed can see despotism as the answer to their prayers. Democracy, however, will not automatically solve the world's problems. It is contentious and unfair, even as it keeps tyrants at bay. In Democracy, Svend-Erik Skaaning defines democracy, charts its rise, revival, and resurgence across history and nations, and discusses when democracy has made a difference--and when and why it has failed."--Back cover. |
| Language | Translated from the Danish. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781421444802 |
| ISBN | 9781421444819 |
| ISBN | 142144481X (US paperback) |
| ISBN | 9788772191850 (Denmark paperback) |
| ISBN | 8772191856 (Denmark paperback) |
| ISBN | (PDF ebook) |