Must China be transformed into a liberal democracy, complete with free enterprise capitalism, in order to successfully enter the larger world marketplace? David Hall and Roger Ames explore whether any type of democracy will figure prominently in China's future. The authors believe it is a mistake to equate modernity with westernization and rugged individualism. Hall and Am...(展开全部)

Westerners tend to divide the political world into "good" democracies and "bad" authoritarian regimes. But the Chinese political model does not fit neatly in either category. Over the past three decades, China has evolved a political system that can best be described as "political meritocracy." The China Model seeks to understand the ideals and the reality of this unique politi...(展开全部)

〔英〕保罗·普雷斯顿（Paul Preston） 英国二等勋爵（CBE），历史学家，国际西班牙历史研究的领军人物。伦敦经济学院（LSE）西班牙研究首席教授。他研究西班牙历史长达三十多年，著述丰厚。因其卓越的学术研究，获得很多荣誉，包括大英帝国勋章，伊莎贝拉女王勋章，塞缪尔·约翰逊奖（享有盛誉的非虚构类写作奖）等。主要著作：《西班牙大屠杀》《西班牙内战》《佛朗哥传》《民主国王胡安·卡洛斯传》等。

〔英〕保罗·普雷斯顿（Paul Preston） 英国二等勋爵（CBE），历史学家，国际西班牙历史研究的领军人物。伦敦经济学院（LSE）西班牙研究首席教授。他研究西班牙历史长达三十多年，著述丰厚。因其卓越的学术研究，获得很多荣誉，包括大英帝国勋章，伊莎贝拉女王勋章，塞缪尔·约翰逊奖（享有盛誉的非虚构类写作奖）等。主要著作：《西班牙大屠杀》《西班牙内战》《佛朗哥传》《民主国王胡安·卡洛斯传》等。

In the grand tradition of Paul Kennedy s The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers comes this provocative history of world democracy, which begins with the ancient Myceans and ends in our fractious present. Overturning long-cherished notions, John Keane poses challenging questions: Did democracy actually begin in ancient Greece or earlier in Mesopotamia? Do the American and British...(展开全部)

The Life and Death of Democracy will inspire and shock its readers. Presenting the first grand history of democracy for well over a century, it poses along the way some tough and timely questions: how did democratic ideals and institutions come to have the shape they do today? Given all the recent fanfare about democracy promotion, why are many people now gripped by the feeling...(展开全部)

In the grand tradition of Paul Kennedy s The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers comes this provocative history of world democracy, which begins with the ancient Myceans and ends in our fractious present. Overturning long-cherished notions, John Keane poses challenging questions: Did democracy actually begin in ancient Greece or earlier in Mesopotamia? Do the American and British...(展开全部)

The Life and Death of Democracy will inspire and shock its readers. Presenting the first grand history of democracy for well over a century, it poses along the way some tough and timely questions: how did democratic ideals and institutions come to have the shape they do today? Given all the recent fanfare about democracy promotion, why are many people now gripped by the feeling...(展开全部)