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Exporting Democracy
Bob Rae
其他書名
The Risks and Rewards of Pursuing a Good Idea
出版McClelland & Stewart, 2010-11-02
主題Political Science / International Relations / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / DemocracySocial Science / General
ISBN15519934309781551993430
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=HTgZ6fUaP6QC&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The way most Western politicians talk, democracy is the pinnacle of civilization, the best political system there is. Many think it's the system the rest of the world ought to adopt. Bob Rae is not one of them. He is too well informed about the difficulties and dangers of implanting democracy in foreign lands. Exporting Democracy is an eloquently argued book in which Rae brings his lively, nuanced understanding to bear on the history and current fortunes of this powerful idea. He shows how it and the related ideas of freedom, human rights, and federalism have been pushed to centre stage by the collapse of Soviet communism and by ongoing wars to topple secular and religious dictatorships in the Middle East. He's also witnessed attempts to implant democracy in three countries riven by tribal and ethnic divisions, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka, and offers readers a cool appraisal of the effort.


From the Hardcover edition.