Democracy- Charles Tilly

Title: Democracy
Author: Charles Tilly
ISBN: 978-0-521-70153-2
Binding: Paper

Date: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge
Number of Pages: 234
Price: $19.99

'In this compelling work, Charles Tilly brings his unrivaled historical knowledge to bear on fundamental questions of democracy. His argument focuses on long-run social processes, not only those that further democratization but also those that often rapidly undermine it. In restoring the centrality of history to scholarship on democratization, he sets a research agenda that will occupy scholars for some time to come.' Elisabeth Jean Wood, Yale University and the Santa Fe Institute 'Accessibly written, the volume will reward a broad readership.' Political Studies Review 'Tilly presents the book as the 'culmination and synthesis' (p. xii) of his democratisation work and its final pages contain a provocative challenge to those in the democratisation business. ... those interested in promoting democracy should focus on supporting the three process-based developments he identifies. Accessibly written, the volume will reward a broad readership." Political Studies Review