Democracy and populism fear & hatred
"This intensely interesting-and troubling-book is the product of a lifetime of reflection and study of democracy. In it, John Lukacs addresses the questions of how our democracy has changed and why we have become vulnerable to the shallowest possible demagoguery. Lukacs contrasts the political...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New Haven u.a.
Yale Univ. Press
2005
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USA
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> Idées politiques - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle
> Idéologie - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle
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> Politik
> Politische Wissenschaft
> Political science
> History
> Ideology
> Demokratie
> Politische Entscheidung
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> États-Unis - Politique et gouvernement - 20e siècle
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "This intensely interesting-and troubling-book is the product of a lifetime of reflection and study of democracy. In it, John Lukacs addresses the questions of how our democracy has changed and why we have become vulnerable to the shallowest possible demagoguery. Lukacs contrasts the political systems, movements, and ideologies that have bedeviled the twentieth century: democracy, Liberalism, nationalism, fascism, Bolshevism, National Socialism, populism. Reflecting on American democracy, Lukacs describes its evolution from the eighteenth century to its current form-a dangerous and possibly irreversible populism. This involves, among other things, the predominance of popular sentiment over what used to be public opinion. This devolution has happened through the gigantic machinery of publicity, substituting propaganda-and entertainment-for knowledge, and ideology for a sense of history. It is a kind of populism that relies on nationalism and militarism to hold society together. Lukacs's observations are original, biting, timely, sure to inspire lively debate about the precarious state of American democracy today." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0618/2004058450-d.html. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes index. |
| Beschreibung: | viii, 248 S. 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 0300107730 0-300-10773-0 |