Democracy Denied, 1905-1915: Intellectuals and the Fate of Democracy
Democracy Denied, 1905-1915: Intellectuals and the Fate of Democracy
Language: English | EPUB | ISBN-10: 0674030923 | 2008 | 404 pages | 1 MB
Language: English | EPUB | ISBN-10: 0674030923 | 2008 | 404 pages | 1 MB
In the decade before World War I, a wave of democratic revolutions swept the globe, consuming more than a quarter of the world’s population. Revolution transformed Russia, Iran, the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Mexico, and China. In each case, a pro-democracy movement unseated a long-standing autocracy with startling speed. The nascent democratic regime held elections, convened parliament, and allowed freedom of the press and freedom of association. But the new governments failed in many instances to uphold the rights and freedoms that they proclaimed. Coups d’état soon undermined the democratic experiments.
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