Description: Democracy : Stories from the Long Road to Freedom, Hardcover by Rice, Condoleezza, ISBN 1455571199, ISBN-13 9781455571192, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
"This heartfelt and at times very moving book shows why democracy proponents are so committed to their work...Both supporters and skeptics of democracy promotion will come away from this book wiser and better informed." -- The New York Times
From the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union to the ongoing struggle for human rights in the Middle East, Condoleezza Rice has served on the front lines of history. As a child, she was an eyewitness to a third awakening of freedom, when her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, became the epicenter of the civil rights movement for black Americans.
In this book, Rice explains what these epochal events teach us about democracy. At a time when people around the world are wondering whether democracy is in decline, Rice shares insights from her experiences as a policymaker, scholar, and citizen, in order to put democracys challenges into perspective.
When the United States was founded, it was the only attempt at self-government in the world. Today more than half of all countries qualify as democracies, and in the long run that number will continue to grow. Yet nothing worthwhile ever comes easily. Using Americas long struggle as a template, Rice draws lessons for democracy around the world -- from Russia, Poland, and Ukraine, to Kenya, Colombia, and the Middle East. She finds that no transitions to democracy are the same because every country starts in a different place. Pathways diverge and sometimes circle backward. Time frames for success vary dramatically, and countries often suffer false starts before getting it right. But, Rice argues, that does not mean they should not try. While the ideal conditions for democracy are well known in academia, they never exist in the real world. The question is not how to create perfect circumstances but how to move forward under difficult ones.
These same insights apply in overcoming the challenges faced by governments today. The pursuit of democracy is a continuing struggle shared by people around the world, whether they are opposing authoritarian regimes, establishing new democratic institutions, or reforming mature democracies to better live up to their ideals. The work of securing it is never finished.
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Book Title: Democracy : Stories from the Long Road to Freedom
Number of Pages: 592 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 1.8 in
Topic: Women, World / General, International Relations / General, Political, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Illustrator: Yes
Features: Large Type
Genre: Political Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 30.5 Oz
Author: Condoleezza Rice
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover