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The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes: Chile
Arturo Valenzuela
The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes: Chile
Arturo Valenzuela
Jacket Description/Back: The fate of democratic governments throughout the world is a topic of growing concern. The crises of modern history, from the Machtergreifung by Hitler through the downfall of democracies. In a systematic review of the political experiences of Latin American and European democratic nations, these original, thought-provoking books propose a significant new comparative framework for understanding the dynamics of political change and the conditions necessary for democratic stability. Review Quotes: "A rich collection of challenging studies that, in addition ot supplying useful data on the performance of democratic institutions in a variety of settings, gives us a good example of how collaborative, cross-national explanatory research can be conducted." -- Journal of PoliticsReview Quotes:"A rich collection of challenging studies that, in addition ot supplying useful data on the performance of democratic institutions in a variety of settings, gives us a good example of how collaborative, cross-national explanatory research can be conducted." -- Journal of Politics
Contributor Bio: Valenzuela, Arturo Arturo Valenzuela is the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. He was formerly a professor of government and the Director of the Center for Latin American Studies in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
144 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 27, 1978 |
ISBN13 | 9780801820106 |
Publishers | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Genre | Cultural Region > Latin America - Ethnic Orientation > Latino |
Pages | 144 |
Dimensions | 230 × 154 × 17 mm · 252 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Linz, Juan J. |
Editor | Stepan, Alfred (Wallace Sayre Professor of Government, Columbia University) |
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