Diamond, Larry

The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World - 1st ed. - New York : Times Books;Henry Holt and Co., 2008. - 448 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-428) and index.

A world partially transformed -- The universal value -- The democratic boom -- The democratic recession -- What drives democracy : the internal factors -- What drives democracy : the external factors -- What drives democracy : the regional influence -- What sustains democracy -- The prospect for global democracy -- Latin America's uneasy progress -- The postcommunist divide -- The Asian exception? -- Africa, overcoming personal rule -- Can the Middle East democratize? -- The path to democratic renewal -- Making democracies work -- Promoting democracy effectively -- Physician, heal thyself.

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Democracy.
Democratization.

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