The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and AbroadW. W. Norton & Company, 2004 - 295 Seiten A national bestseller, including extended stays on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post lists, this major work by Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria has been touted by the New York Times as "brave and ambitious...updated Tocqueville" and the Chicago Tribune as "essential reading for anyone worried about the promotion and preservation of liberty."Democracy has reshaped politics, economics, and culture around the world. This provocative book asks, can you have too much of a good thing?Today we judge the value of every idea, institution, and individual by one test: is it popular? Or, more practically, do the majority of those polled like it? This transformation has affected not just politics but also business, law, culture, and even religion. Every institution and profession in society must democratize or die. Democracy has gone from being a form of government to a way of life.Like any broad transformation, however, the trends that democracy unleashes are not uniformly benign. Democracy has its dark sides, yet to question it has been to provoke instant criticism that you are "out of sync" with the times. No more. "Intensely provocative and valuable," according to Business Week, and with an easy command of history, philosophy, and current affairs, The Future of Freedom calls for a restoration of the balance between liberty and democracy and shows how liberal democracy has to be made effective and relevant for our time. Woodrow Wilson said the challenge of the twentieth century was to make the world safe for democracy. This penetrating book challenges us to make democracy safe for the world. |
Inhalt
The Democratic Age | 13 |
A Brief History of Human Liberty | 29 |
The Twisted Path | 59 |
Illiberal Democracy | 89 |
The Islamic Exception | 119 |
Too Much of a Good Thing | 161 |
The Death of Authority | 199 |
The Way Out | 239 |
The 51st State | 257 |
Notes | 265 |
Acknowledgments | 277 |
279 | |
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The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad (Revised Edition) Fareed Zakaria Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2007 |
The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad Fareed Zakaria Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2003 |
The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad (Revised Edition) Fareed Zakaria Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2007 |
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