Can Democracy Survive in the 21st Century?: Oligarchy, Tyranny, and Ochlocracy in the Age of Global Capitalism

by Ronald M. Glassman

This book analyzes the many threats to democracy that exist in the 21st century and tries to understand how democracy can survive economic, social and political crises. It focuses on issues of oligarchy, tyranny, totalitarianism, and ochlocracy. It discusses how these forms of governance manifested themselves in ancient and medieval worlds, and how socio-economic transitions in the 21st century have created conditions that increasingly pose similar...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030768201
• ISBN13: 9783030768201
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"