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Aftershocks: Great Powers and Domestic Reforms in the Twentieth Century
Seva Gunitsky
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Description for Aftershocks: Great Powers and Domestic Reforms in the Twentieth Century
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 599.
Over the past century, democracy spread around the world in turbulent bursts of change, sweeping across national borders in dramatic cascades of revolution and reform. Aftershocks offers a new global-oriented explanation for this wavelike spread and retreat--not only of democracy but also of its twentieth-century rivals, fascism and communism. Seva Gunitsky argues that waves of regime change are driven by the aftermath of cataclysmic disruptions to the international system. These hegemonic shocks, marked by the sudden rise and fall of great powers, have been essential and often-neglected drivers of domestic transformations. Though rare and fleeting, they not only repeatedly ... Read more
Over the past century, democracy spread around the world in turbulent bursts of change, sweeping across national borders in dramatic cascades of revolution and reform. Aftershocks offers a new global-oriented explanation for this wavelike spread and retreat--not only of democracy but also of its twentieth-century rivals, fascism and communism. Seva Gunitsky argues that waves of regime change are driven by the aftermath of cataclysmic disruptions to the international system. These hegemonic shocks, marked by the sudden rise and fall of great powers, have been essential and often-neglected drivers of domestic transformations. Though rare and fleeting, they not only repeatedly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691172330
SKU
V9780691172330
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About Seva Gunitsky
Seva Gunitsky is assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto.
Reviews for Aftershocks: Great Powers and Domestic Reforms in the Twentieth Century
"One of Foreign Affairs Best of Books 2017 – Political and Legal / Globalization" "Highly recommended. . . . The conclusion is especially strong and provocative, speculating that though democracy has advantages that prevent crises from becoming so severe they threaten stability, autocratic capitalism may be a viable alternative if democracy fails to provide security and prosperity for its people." ... Read more