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050	1	4	_aJC 337 _bB516o 2003
082	0	0	_a306.2 _221
100	1		_aBermeo, Nancy Gina, _d1951-
245	1	0	_aOrdinary people in extraordinary times : _bthe citizenry and the breakdown of democracy / _cNancy Bermeo.
260			_aPrinceton, N.J. : _bPrinceton University Press, _cc2003.
300			_axiii, 265 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aPart I: Our literature and interwar Europe -- Heroes or villains? images of citizens and civil society in the literature on democracy -- Ordinary people and the breakdown of democracy in interwar Europe -- -- Part II: South America and our literature revised -- The reluctant coup in Brazil -- The slow-motion coup in Uruguay -- The tragedy of democracy in Chile -- The violent death of democracy in Argentina -- Polarization and the ignorance of elites.
520			_aFor generations, influential thinkers--often citing the tragic polarization that took place during Germany's Great Depression--have suspected that people's loyalty to democratic institutions erodes under pressure and that citizens gravitate toward antidemocratic extremes in times of political and economic crisis. But do people really defect from democracy when times get tough? Do ordinary people play a leading role in the collapse of popular government? Based on extensive research, this book overturns the common wisdom. It shows that the German experience was exceptional, that people's affinity for particular political positions are surprisingly stable, and that what is often labeled polarization is the result not of vote switching but of such factors as expansion of the franchise, elite defections, and the mobilization of new voters. Democratic collapses are caused less by changes in popular preferences than by the actions of political elites who polarize themselves and mistake the actions of a few for the preferences of the many. These conclusions are drawn from the study of twenty cases, including every democracy that collapsed in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution in interwar Europe, every South American democracy that fell to the Right after the Cuban Revolution, and three democracies that avoided breakdown despite serious economic and political challenges. Unique in its historical and regional scope, this book offers unsettling but important lessons about civil society and regime change--and about the paths to democratic consolidation today.
586			_aWinner of American Political Science Association Comparative Democratization Section Best Book Award 2004 Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2005 Runner-up for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2005
650		0	_aCivil society.
650		0	_aDemocracy.
650		0	_aAuthoritarianism.
650		0	_aAllegiance.
650		0	_aGovernment, Resistance to.
650		0	_aCrises.
650		0	_aElite (Social sciences)
650		4	_aSociedad civil _92278
650		4	_aDemocracia _9411
650		0	_aAutoritarismo _93582
650		4	_aLealtad _97631
651		0	_aSouth America _xPolitics and government _vCase studies.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/prin051/2002035472.html
856	4	1	_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/prin031/2002035472.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin031/2002035472.html
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