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How democracies die / Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt.

Levitsky, Steven, (author.). Ziblatt, Daniel, 1972- (author.).

Summary:

"Donald Trump’s presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we’d be asking: Is our democracy in danger? Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt have spent more than twenty years studying the breakdown of democracies in Europe and Latin America, and they believe the answer is yes. Democracy no longer ends with a bang—in a revolution or military coup—but with a whimper: the slow, steady weakening of critical institutions, such as the judiciary and the press, and the gradual erosion of long-standing political norms. The good news is that there are several exit ramps on the road to authoritarianism. The bad news is that, by electing Trump, we have already passed the first one" --Book jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9781524762933
ISBN: 9781524762940
Physical Description: 312 pages: 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Crown Publishing, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-300) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Fateful alliances -- Gatekeeping in America -- The great Republican abdication -- Subverting democracy -- The guardrails of democracy -- The unwritten rules of American politics -- The unraveling -- Trump against the guardrails -- Saving democracy.