Conditions of Democracy in Europe, 1919–39 Systematic Case Studies

Why did democracy survive in some European countries between the wars while fascism or authoritarianism emerged elsewhere? This innovative study approaches this question through the comparative analysis of the inter-war experience of eighteen countries within a common comprehensive analytical framew...

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Other Authors: Berg-Schlosser, Dirk (Editor), Mitchell, Jeremy (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2000, 2000
Series:Advances in Political Science: An International Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Why did democracy survive in some European countries between the wars while fascism or authoritarianism emerged elsewhere? This innovative study approaches this question through the comparative analysis of the inter-war experience of eighteen countries within a common comprehensive analytical framework. It combines (social and economic) structure- and (political) actor-related aspects to provide detailed historical accounts of each case which serve as background information for the systematic testing of major theories of fascism and democracy
Physical Description:XV, 503 p online resource
ISBN:9780333993774