How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future by Daniel Ziblatt, Steven Levitsky

How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

Daniel Ziblatt, Steven Levitsky

312 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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For readers who are deeply invested in the future of democracy and the well-being of their country, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future by Daniel Ziblatt, Steven Levitsky is a must-read, offering a absorbing and timely exploration of the warning signs and exit ramps that can help prevent the erosion of democratic institutions and the rise of authoritarianism.

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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...

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