State power and democracy: before and during the presidency of George W. Bush

Introduction -- Growth of state power and the assault on democracy -- Eroding democracy in a time of crisis -- Accelerating the assault on mass democracy -- Absolute power at the expense of democracy -- A police state -- Actions taken against enemies of the state -- Exporting an American police stat...

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1. VerfasserIn: Kolin, Andrew 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY [u.a.] Palgrave Macmillan c2011
In:Jahr: 2011
Ausgabe:1. ed., 1. publ.
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction -- Growth of state power and the assault on democracy -- Eroding democracy in a time of crisis -- Accelerating the assault on mass democracy -- Absolute power at the expense of democracy -- A police state -- Actions taken against enemies of the state -- Exporting an American police state -- The future?
Beschreibung:Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physische Details:251 S., 22 cm
ISBN:978-0-230-10935-3
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