{"product_id":"9781405111317","title":"Democracy in Europe A History of an Ideoloy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMaking of Europe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDemocracy in Europe\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA History of an Ideoloy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLuciano Canfora | Simon Jones\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 19th Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis history traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins in ancient Greece up to the present day. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders all the major watersheds in the development of democracy in modern Europe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the rediscovery of Ancient Greek political ideals by intellectuals at the end of the eighteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the twenty-year crisis from 1789 to 1815, when the repercussions of revolution in France were felt across the European continent.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains how events in France led to the explosion of democratic movements between 1830 and 1848.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompares the different manifestations of democracy within Eastern and Western Europe during the latter half of the nineteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders fascism and its consequences for democracy in Europe during the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how in the recent past democracy itself has become the object of ideological battles.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eLuciano Canfora\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classical Philology at Bari University, Italy. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Ideology of Classicism\u003c\/i\u003e (1980), \u003ci\u003eThe Vanished Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World (\u003c\/i\u003e1989) and \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar: The People’s Dictator\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eQuaderni di Storia\u003c\/i\u003e, Italy’s premier history journal.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 January 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405111317\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e308\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315274182796,"sku":"9781405111317","price":80.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405111317_d5b0c9dc-4c38-4e4f-b7b7-f59fb6eba62a.jpg?v=1780206265","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405111317","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}