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Democracy in Europe: A History of an Ideoloy (Making of Europe)
Democracy in Europe A History of an Ideoloy - Making of Europe Author:Luciano Canfora This history traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins in ancient Greece up to the present day. — * Considers all the major watersheds in the development of democracy in modern Europe. — * Describes the rediscovery of Ancient Greek political ideals by intellectuals at the end of the eighteenth century. — * Examines the twenty-y... more »ear crisis from 1789 to 1815, when the repercussions of revolution in France were felt across the European continent.
* Explains how events in France led to the explosion of democratic movements between 1830 and 1848.
* Compares the different manifestations of democracy within Eastern and Western Europe during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
* Considers fascism and its consequences for democracy in Europe during the twentieth century.
* Demonstrates how in the recent past democracy itself has become the object of ideological battles.« less