Marc F Plattner

Islam and Democracy in the Middle East (Book)

Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780801878473

A comprehensive assessment of the origins and staying power of Middle East autocracies, as well as a sober account of the struggles of state reformers and opposition forces to promote civil liberties...more details
Format:hardback  Pages:336

USD $80.97

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

World Religions and Democracy (Book)

Philip J Costopoulos;Larry Diamond;Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780801880797

Can religion be compatible with liberal democracy? World Religions and Democracy brings together insights from renowned scholars and world leaders in a provocative and timely discussion of religions' role in the success or failure of democracy. An essay by Alfred Stepan outlines the concept of "twin tolerations" and differentiation...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:288

USD $62.44

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy Revisited (Book)

Larry Jay Diamond;Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780801847479

"Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy Revisited is must reading for anyone who considers him- or herself a political economist, and it should also appeal to those probing the uncertainties of contemporary democratization." -- Philippe C. Schmitter...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:152

USD $34.24

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Civil-Military Relations and Democracy (Book)

Larry Jay Diamond;Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780801855368

How will civil-military relations affect efforts to consolidate new democracies in developing and postcommunist countries? How should democratic governments go about establishing civilian control of the armed forces? This volume brings together ten distinguished authorities from around the world to examine these questions as they relate to Latin America...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:200

USD $27.84

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies: Regional Challenges (Book)

Larry Jay Diamond;Hung-Mao Plattner Marc FTien

ISBN:9780801857959

The global trend that Samuel P. Huntington has dubbed the "third wave" of democratization has seen more than 60 countries experience democratic transitions since 1974. While these countries have succeeded in bringing down authoritarian regimes and replacing them with freely elected governments...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:392

USD $31.05

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Democracy After Communism (Book)

Larry Jay Diamond;Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780801870767

The last quarter of the twentieth century was marked by two dramatic political trends that altered many of the world's regimes: the global resurgence of democracy and the collapse of communism...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:304

USD $38.19

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Democracy in East Asia (Book)

Larry Jay Diamond;Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780801859649

Over the next few decades East Asia is likely to be the most critical arena in the global struggle for democracy. A region of remarkable diversity that has achieved unparalleled economic growth...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:274

USD $34.24

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Democracy Without Borders?: Global Challenges to Liberal Democracy (Book)

Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780742559264

iDemocracy Without Borders?i assesses the worldwide prospects of liberal democracy in an era of globalization and in an intellectual climate in which the idea of national sovereignty is under assault...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:167

USD $34.10

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Democracy Without Borders?: Global Challenges to Liberal Democracy (Book)

Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780742559257

iDemocracy Without Borders?i assesses the worldwide prospects of liberal democracy in an era of globalization and in an intellectual climate in which the idea of national sovereignty is under assault...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:167

USD $87.76

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Democratization in Africa (Book)

Larry Jay Diamond;Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780801862731

Democratization in Africa examines the state of progress of democracy in Africa at the end of the 1990s. The past decade's "third wave" of democratization...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:288

USD $39.95

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Electoral Systems and Democracy (Book)

Larry Diamond;Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780801884757

The newest volume in the acclaimed Journal of Democracy series addresses electoral systems and democracy. As the number of democracies has increased around the world...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:245

USD $33.12

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Electoral Systems and Democracy (Book)

Larry Diamond;Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780801884740

The newest volume in the acclaimed Journal of Democracy series addresses electoral systems and democracy. As the number of democracies has increased around the world...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:245

USD $66.34

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Globalization, Power, and Democracy (Book)

Marc F Plattner;Aleksander Smolar

ISBN:9780801865688

Though the year 2000 marks the turn of the century and of the millennium, the great turn in the realm of international politics occurred a decade earlier...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:184

USD $38.19

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

How People View Democracy (Book)

Larry Diamond;Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780801890604

This volume gathers essays by leading scholars and principals of regional public-opinion surveys, known as "barometers," which are making possible the first systematic...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:158

USD $62.44

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Latin America's Struggle for Democracy (Book)

Larry Diamond;Diego Plattner Marc FAbente Brun

ISBN:9780801890581

Almost thirty years have passed since Latin America joined democracy's global "third wave," and not a single government has reverted to what was once the most common form of authoritarianism: military rule. Behind this laudable record...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:301

USD $67.32

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Democracy (Book)

Larry Jay Diamond;Marc F Plattner Marc FPlattner

ISBN:9780801850028

...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:180

USD $35.37

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

The Global Divergence of Democracies (Book)

Larry Jay Diamond;Marc F Plattner

ISBN:9780801868429

Drawn from outstanding articles published in the Journal of Democracy, The Global Divergence of Democracies follows the enthusiastically received earlier volume...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:416

USD $38.19

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

The Liberal Tradition in Focus: Problems and New Perspectives (Book)

Joao Carlos Espada;Adam Plattner Marc FWolfson

ISBN:9780739100837

The Liberal Tradition in Focus is a collection of essays by prominent scholars in their fields on the nature of liberalism at the close of the twentieth century. Using a variety of analytical and substantive approaches...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:165

USD $111.75

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

The State of India's Democracy (Book)

Sumit Ganguly;Larry Plattner Marc FDiamond

ISBN:9780801887901

The newest volume in the acclaimed Journal of Democracy series examines the state of India's democracy. As India marks its sixtieth year of independence...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:231

USD $63.41

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting

World Religions and Democracy (Book)

Marc F Plattner;Philip J Diamond Larry JayCostopoulos

ISBN:9780801880803

Can religion be compatible with liberal democracy? World Religions and Democracy brings together insights from renowned scholars and world leaders in a provocative and timely discussion of religions' role in the success or failure of democracy. An essay by Alfred Stepan outlines the concept of "twin tolerations" and differentiation...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:288

USD $34.10

   Dispatch: 3 to 7 business days, stock levels permitting