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Democracy : stories from the long road to freedom /

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At a time when people around the world are wondering whether democracy is in decline, Condoleeza Rice shares insights from her experiences as a policymaker, scholar, and citizen in order to put democracy's challenges into perspective. When the United States was founded, it was the only attempt...

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Main Author: Rice, Condoleezza, 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Twelve, [2017]
Edition:First Edition.
Subjects:
Rice, Condoleezza, > 1954-
Democracy > History.
Democratization.
Democratization > Government policy > United States.
World politics > 1989-
United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009.
Cabinet officers > United States > Biography.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
Cabinet officers.
Democracy.
Democratization > Government policy.
Diplomatic relations.
World politics.
United States.
Equality > United States.
Since 1989
Autobiographies.
Biography.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Is democracy in retreat?
  • The American experience
  • Russia and the weight of history
  • Martial law and the origins of Polish democracy
  • Ukraine: "A made-up country"?
  • Kenya: "Save our beloved country"
  • Colombia: The era of democratic security
  • The Middle East: Can democracy exist in a cauldron?
  • Iraq: When tyrants fall
  • Egypt and Tunisia: When old men fail
  • Arab monarchies: Will they reform?
  • Are authoritarians so bad?
  • What democracy must deliver
  • "Democracy is the worst ... except for all the others"
  • Epilogue: They will look to America
  • 2016.