Forging Democracy from Below: Insurgent Transitions in South Africa and El Salvador (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
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| Artikelnummer | 233481689 | Erscheinungsdatum | 2026/06/27 | Listenpreis | €12.07 | Modellnummer | 233481689 | ||
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The recent replacement of authoritarian rule by democracy in both South Africa and El Salvador poses a puzzle: why did the powerful, anti-democratic elites of these countries abandon death squads, apartheid, and the other tools of political repression and take a chance on democracy? Forging Democracy From Below shows how popular mobilization--in El Salvador an effective guerilla army supported by peasant collaboration and in South Africa a powerful alliance of labor unions and poor urban dwellers--forced the elite to the bargaining table, and why a durable settlement and democratic government were the result. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0521788870 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0521788878 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Dimensions | 6 x 0.69 x 9 inches |
| Item Weight | 15.2 ounces |
| Print length | 274 pages |
| Publication date | October 30, 2000 |
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