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The Triumph of Democracy and the Eclipse of the West
Harrison, Ewan; Mitchell, Sara
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Description for The Triumph of Democracy and the Eclipse of the West
Hardcover. This book explores the paradox of the global spread of democracy in an era of Western decline. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
This book explores the paradox of the worldwide spread of democracy and capitalism in an era of Western decline. The rest is overtaking the West as Samuel Huntington predicted, but because it is adopting Western institutions. The emerging global order offers unprecedented opportunities for the expansion of peace, prosperity, and freedom. Yet this is not the 'end of history', but the beginning of a post-Western future for the democratic project. The major conflicts of the future will occur between the established democracies of the West and emerging democracies in the developing world as they seek the benefits and recognition associated ... Read more
This book explores the paradox of the worldwide spread of democracy and capitalism in an era of Western decline. The rest is overtaking the West as Samuel Huntington predicted, but because it is adopting Western institutions. The emerging global order offers unprecedented opportunities for the expansion of peace, prosperity, and freedom. Yet this is not the 'end of history', but the beginning of a post-Western future for the democratic project. The major conflicts of the future will occur between the established democracies of the West and emerging democracies in the developing world as they seek the benefits and recognition associated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
265
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137353863
SKU
V9781137353863
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About Harrison, Ewan; Mitchell, Sara
Ewan Harrison is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Political Science at Rutgers University, USA. He is author of The Post-Cold War International System: Strategies, Institutions and Reflexivity (2004) and co-editor of Rethinking Realism in International Relations (2009). He completed his PhD at the University of Bristol in 1999, and was Hedley Bull Junior Research Fellow at St Anne's College, Oxford 2001-2004. ... Read more
Reviews for The Triumph of Democracy and the Eclipse of the West
“This is a challenging and pioneering book.” (Nils Petter Gleditsch, Journal of Peace Research, June 7, 2016) 'It is so refreshing to read a political science book that is willing to tackle a big question and to put major events of our times in larger context. You may not agree with all of Ewan Harrison's and Sara McLaughlin Mitchell's ... Read more