Democracys good name the rise and risks of the worlds most popular form of government michael mandelbaum new york public affairs 2007 isbn978 1 58648 514 6 a review by susan froetschel in the history of the world democracy as we know it has not been around that long and as with all systems of governance has some failings. The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most remarkable developments in history the rapid rise of democracy around the world in 1900 only ten countries were democracies and by 1975 there were only 30 today 119 of the worlds 190 countries have adopted this form of government and it is by far the most celebrated and prestigious one. Democracys good name the rise and risks of the worlds most popular form of government kindle edition by mandelbaum michael download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading democracys good name the rise and risks of the worlds most popular form of government. From there mandelbaum develops various themes on the books subtitle the rise and risks of the worlds most popular form of government the author keeps thing interesting by advancing the intellectual adventure from one puzzle to another i got absorbed into the flow of the book instantly however i dont know whether it is his intention to trade academic rigor for readability or it is . Democracys good name the rise and risks of the worlds most popular form of government isbn kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon