Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day - Sheri Berman Audiobook

Written by Sheri Berman
Read by Elizabeth Wiley
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps

General Information
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Title: Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe
Subtitle: From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day
Author: Sheri Berman
Reader: Elizabeth Wiley
Audiobook Copyright: 2021-03-23
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Duration: 21 hrs 57 mins
ISBN: 9781705295915
Subjects: Political

File Information
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Media Format: AAC
Total Files: 1
Total Size: 1.19 GB
Bitrate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
Channels: Stereo

Book Description
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At the end of the twentieth century, many believed the story of
European political development had come to an end. Modern democracy
began in Europe, but for hundreds of years it competed with various
forms of dictatorship. Now, though, the entire continent was in the
democratic camp for the first time in history. But within a decade,
this story had already begun to unravel. Some of the continent’s newer
democracies slid back towards dictatorship, while citizens in many of
its older democracies began questioning democracy’s functioning and
even its legitimacy. And of course it is not merely in Europe where
democracy is under siege.

In Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe, Sheri Berman traces the long
history of democracy in its cradle, Europe. She explains that in fact,
just about every democratic wave in Europe initially failed, either
collapsing in upon itself or succumbing to the forces of reaction. Yet
even when democratic waves failed, there were always some achievements
that lasted. Even the most virulently reactionary regimes could not
suppress every element of democratic progress. Panoramic in scope,
Berman takes listeners through two centuries of turmoil: revolution,
fascism, civil war, and-finally-the emergence of liberal democratic
Europe in the postwar era.