| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 228 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society
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Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Why democracy won in the twentieth century -- The ascent of capitalist parliamentarianism -- Free trade or imperialism? -- The return of the nondemocratic great powers -- The modern transformation and the democratic peace -- The democracies' way in conflict -- Why counterinsurgency fails / with Gil Merom -- Did democracies exterminate the natives of North America and Australia? -- Unconventional terror and the new world disorder -- Conclusion: Strengths and vulnerabilities -- Democracies' unique traits in conflict. |
| Summary |
In the blink of an eye, liberal democracy's moment of triumph was darkened by new threats, challenges, and doubts. Rejecting the view that liberal democracy's twentieth-century victory was inevitable, distinguished student of war Azar Gat argues that it largely rested on contingent factors and was more doubtful than has been assumed. The world's liberal democracies, with the United States at the forefront, face new and baffling security threats, with the return of capitalist nondemocratic great powers--China and Russia--and the continued threat of unconventional terror. The democratic peace, o. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Democracy.
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Democracy. |
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Democratization.
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Democratization. |
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New democracies.
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New democracies. |
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World politics -- 21st century.
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World politics. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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Capitalism -- Political aspects.
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Capitalism -- Political aspects. |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gat, Azar. Victorious and vulnerable. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ; Stanford, Calif. : In cooperation with Hoover Institution, Stanford University ; [Lanham, MD] : Distributed by National Book Network, ©2010 9781442201149 (DLC) 2009036923 (OCoLC)435918337 |
| ISBN |
9781442201163 (electronic book) |
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1442201169 (electronic book) |
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1282522213 |
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9781282522213 |
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9781442201149 (cased) |
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