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100 1 _aMounk, Yascha,
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245 1 4 _aThe people vs. democracy :
_bwhy our freedom is in danger and how to save it /
_cYascha Mounk.
260 _aLondon
_bHarvard University Press
_c2018
300 _a393 pages :
_bsome illustrations ;
_c22 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [269]-357) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: Losing our illusions -- Part 1. The crisis of liberal democracy: Democracy without rights -- Rights without democracy -- Democracy is deconsolidating -- Part 2. Origins: Social media -- Economic stagnation -- Identity -- Part 3. Remedies: Domesticating nationalism -- Fixing the economy -- Renewing civic faith -- Conclusion: Fighting for our convictions.
520 _aFrom India to Turkey, from Poland to the United States, authoritarian populists have seized power. Two core components of liberal democracy--individual rights and the popular will--are at war, putting democracy itself at risk. In plain language, Yascha Mounk describes how we got here, where we need to go, and why there is little time left to waste.--
650 0 _aDemocracy.
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650 0 _aPopulism.
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650 0 _aAuthoritarianism.
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650 0 _aHuman rights.
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650 0 _aPolitical participation.
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