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The people vs. democracy : why our freedom is in danger and how to save it / Yascha Mounk.

Author/creator Mounk, Yascha, 1982- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Copyright Notice ©2018
Description393 pages ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Variant title People versus democracy
Contents Introduction: Losing our illusions -- Part I. The crisis of liberal democracy: Democracy without rights -- Rights without democracy -- Democracy is deconsolidating -- Part II. Origins: Social media -- Economic stagnation -- Identity -- Part III. Remedies: Domesticating nationalism -- Fixing the economy -- Renewing civic faith -- Conclusion: Fighting for our convictions.
Abstract From India to Turkey, from Poland to the United States, authoritarian populists have seized power. Two core components of liberal democracy--individual rights and the popular will--are at war, putting democracy itself at risk. In plain language, Yascha Mounk describes how we got here, where we need to go, and why there is little time left to waste.-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2017045238
ISBN9780674976825 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN0674976827 hardcover alkaline paper

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