ABSTRACT
How and why countries become democracies remain intriguing questions. This innovative volume provides a theoretically informed comparative investigation of the links between revolutions, totalitarianism and democracy. It will appeal to those interested in the relationship between history and democracy and the implications for the understanding of democracy today.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |62 pages
Democracy
part |50 pages
Revolution
chapter |24 pages
Revolution and the long path to democracy in France
chapter |24 pages
Revolution and the failure of democracy in Russia and Germany
part |53 pages
Totalitarianism
part |55 pages
Democracy as synthesis
part |17 pages
Conclusion
