Contesting Democracy - Political Ideas in Twentieth-Century Europe (Paperback)

In this brilliant guide to modern European political ideas and thinkers spans the twentieth century, the author illuminates both the twentieth-century's ideological extremes and how Europeans built lasting liberal democracies in the second half of the century. This book is the first major account of political thought in twentieth-century Europe, both West and East, to appear since the end of the Cold War. Skillfully blending intellectual, political, and cultural history, Jan-Werner Muller elucidates the ideas that shaped the period of ideological extremes before 1945 and the liberalization of West European politics after the Second World War. He also offers vivid portraits of famous as well as unjustly forgotten political thinkers and the movements and institutions they inspired. Muller pays particular attention to ideas advanced to justify fascism and how they relate to the special kind of liberal democracy that was created in postwar Western Europe. He also explains the impact of the 1960s and neoliberalism, ending with a critical assessment of today's self-consciously post-ideological age.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2013
First published:	May 2013
Authors:	Jan-Werner Muller
Dimensions:	234 x 157 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	281
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-19412-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-300-19412-9
Barcode:	9780300194128

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