How Democracies Die (Unabridged) How Democracies Die (Unabridged)

How Democracies Die (Unabridged‪)‬

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Publisher Description

Two Harvard professors explain the dangerous world we face today

Democracies can die with a coup d'état - or they can die slowly. This happens most deceptively when in piecemeal fashion, with the election of an authoritarian leader, the abuse of governmental power and the complete repression of opposition. All three steps are being taken around the world - not least with the election of Donald Trump - and we must all understand how we can stop them.

In How Democracies Die, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt draw insightful lessons from across history - from the rule of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile to the quiet undermining of Turkey's constitutional system by President Recip Erdogan - to shine a light on regime breakdown across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Notably they point to the dangers of an authoritarian leader faced with a major crisis.

Based on years of research, they present a deep understanding of how and why democracies die; an alarming analysis of how democracy is being subverted today in the US and beyond; and a guide for maintaining and repairing a threatened democracy, for governments, political parties and individuals.

History doesn't repeat itself. But we can protect our democracy by learning its lessons, before it's too late.

GENRE
Nonfiction
NARRATOR
FS
Fred Sanders
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
08:24
hr min
RELEASED
2018
January 16
PUBLISHER
Random House Audio
SIZE
518.5
MB

Customer Reviews

rogueausa ,

Connects the dots for a macroview

Brings together events that have occurred prior to the publication of the book (2018) in a new light and how it ties into the current American Political Environment. They all worked seemly independently, yet all led to the opposite of their intended goal.

Notforfree ,

How Democracies Die

Most Excellent et an essential reading.

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