About this title: 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 law, business, culture and even religion. Every institution and profession in society must democratize or die. Democracy has gone ...
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Edition: 1ST,
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 03/2003
ISBN-13:9780393047646ISBN:0393047644
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780393047646ISBN:0393047644
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Audience: General/trade. Book is in good condition. Clean pages and covers. Tight bindings. 0909ALO read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780393047646ISBN:0393047644
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780393324877ISBN:0393324877
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"Zakaria brings a crystal perspective to the role of the United States in today's global arena. Forget all the tripe you learned in high school and college and on Fox News---read this book. If you can set aside your learned prejudices, you will see the truth of the lies told to us Americans and the fact that we are probably worse than the heretics and heathens we demonize so self-righteously."
"A great examination of how the paths to democracy that emerging nations may take and how our western views of democracy can be a bit myopic. Fascinating how, in contradiction to our traditional western views, many nations with monarchical or other non-democratic forms of government might actually be more free that other 'illiberal' democracies. The sham of an election that just took place is in Iran a perfect example of what happens when the people of a nation realize that 'democracy' does not necessary mean 'freedom'."
"What I enjoyed most about this book is the new perspective it gave me on democracy. Democracy is not just where the people rule in the eyes of western civilization but with it comes the liberties that we enjoy. His history of the development of liberty and democracy seemed accurate. Illiberal democracy does indeed give the democracy that we are trying to spread a bad name. It does seem as though Americans are slowly losing their liberties as well. His conclusions seemed weak when trying to show that too much democracy is both illiberal and undermining what is most important about the freedoms in the United States of America. I tend to agree with his main conclusion but not with how he showed it. I believe though true, his arguments are invalid. Overall, it was a solid work!"
"The book started out a little boring for me. He discusses the history of democracy, and that's important to set the stage for the rest of the book, and I learned some things from it, but it didn't hold my interest much. But then he talks about the Middle East, which was pretty interesting. And then he talks about the U.S. (chapter 5) and that part I absolutely loved. I would have given it 3 stars rather than 4 if not for that chapter. He gives a perspective on America's problems that I've never heard before and it makes total sense. (In a nutshell - we have too much democracy. I know that may sound odd but it won't after you read it.) If you don't have time to read the whole book, just pick it up and read chapter 5.
Unfortunately, he doesn't have much in the way of suggestions for how to fix the issues in America and the Middle East. Sure, he has a chapter at the end where he says what needs to change, but he's almost admitting that it's not likely going to happen."
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