2000, ISBN: 9780195044799

Democracy in Europe has been a recent phenomenon. Only in the wake of World War II were democratic frameworks secured, and, even then, it was decades before democracy truly blanketed the … Mehr…

Democracy in Europe has been a recent phenomenon. Only in the wake of World War II were democratic frameworks secured, and, even then, it was decades before democracy truly blanketed the continent. Neither given nor granted, democracy requires conflict, often violent confrontations, and challenges to the established political order. In Europe, Geoff Eley convincingly shows, democracy did not evolve organically out of a natural consensus, the achievement of prosperity, or the negative cement of the Cold War. Rather, it was painstakingly crafted, continually expanded, and doggedly defended by varying constellations of socialist, feminist, Communist, and other radical movements that originally blossomed in the later nineteenth century. Parties of the Left championed democracy in the revolutionary crisis after World War I, salvaged it against the threat of fascism, and renewed its growth after 1945. They organized civil societies rooted in egalitarian ideals which came to form the very fiber of Europe's current democratic traditions. The trajectories of European democracy and the history of the European Left are thus inextricably bound together.Geoff Eley has given us the first truly comprehensive history of the European Left—its successes and failures; its high watermarks and its low tides; its accomplishments, insufficiencies, and excesses; and, most importantly, its formative, lasting influence on the European political landscape. At a time when the Left's influence and legitimacy are frequently called into question, Forging Democracy passionately upholds its vital contribution. New Textbooks>Trade Paperback>World History>Europe History>Europe History, Oxford University Press Core >1 >T<

2002, ISBN: 9780195044799

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Oxford University Press, USA], Democracy in Europe has been a recent phenomenon. Only in the wake of World War II were democratic frameworks secured, and, even the… Mehr…

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Oxford University Press, USA], Democracy in Europe has been a recent phenomenon. Only in the wake of World War II were democratic frameworks secured, and, even then, it was decades before democracy truly blanketed the continent. Neither given nor granted, democracy requires conflict, often violent confrontations, and challenges to the established political order. In Europe, Geoff Eley convincingly shows, democracy did not evolve organically out of a natural consensus, the achievement of prosperity, or the negative cement ofthe Cold War. Rather, it was painstakingly crafted, continually expanded, and doggedly defended by varying constellations of socialist, feminist, Communist, and other radical movements that originally blossomed in the later nineteenth century. Parties of the Left championed democracy in therevolutionary crisis after World War I, salvaged it against the threat of fascism, and renewed its growth after 1945. They organized civil societies rooted in egalitarian ideals which came to form the very..., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 720, [GW: 998g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges]<

2002, ISBN: 9780195044799

Oxford University Press, U.S.A. Paperback, Auflage: First Edition, 726 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-04-11T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 1 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2129980, Special Features, Books,… Mehr…

Oxford University Press, U.S.A. Paperback, Auflage: First Edition, 726 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-04-11T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 1 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2129980, Special Features, Books, Western, Europe, History, Subjects, Countries & Regions, Government & Politics, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Democracy, Political Science & Ideology, Press & Journalism, Media & Communication Industries, Communication Studies, Books Global Store, 579c3025-5e5c-446b-80c9-b24e6fd5c94f_3601, 579c3025-5e5c-446b-80c9-b24e6fd5c94f_0, Special Features Stores, Arborist Merchandising Root, Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2002<

2002, ISBN: 9780195044799

[ED: Kartoniert / Broschiert], [PU: OXFORD UNIV PR], Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Seeking neither to praise nor condemn… Mehr…

[ED: Kartoniert / Broschiert], [PU: OXFORD UNIV PR], Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Seeking neither to praise nor condemn, this text gives a history of the European Left s successes and failures its high watermarks and its low tides its accompl, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Taschenbuch, 720, [GW: 998g], New, Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Geschichte/Politik / Sonstiges - Geschichte/Politik]<