The people vs. democracy : why our freedom is in danger and how to save it /
From India to Turkey, from Poland to the United States, authoritarian populists have seized power. Two core components of liberal democracy--individual rights and the popular will--are at war, putting democracy itself at risk. In plain language, Yascha Mounk describes how we got here, where we need...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2018
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Summary: | From India to Turkey, from Poland to the United States, authoritarian populists have seized power. Two core components of liberal democracy--individual rights and the popular will--are at war, putting democracy itself at risk. In plain language, Yascha Mounk describes how we got here, where we need to go, and why there is little time left to waste.-- |
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Physical Description: | 393 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-357) and index |
ISBN: | 9780674976825 0674976827 |