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050	0	0	_aJK1021 _b.L48 2023
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100	1		_aLevitsky, Steven, _eauthor. _9138920
245	1	0	_aTyranny of the minority : _bwhy American democracy reached the breaking point /
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bCrown, _c[2023]
264		4	_c�2023
300			_a368 pages ; _c22 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 263-343) and index.
505	0		_aFear of losing -- The banality of authoritarianism -- It has happened here -- Why the Republican Party abandoned democracy -- Fettered majorities -- Minority rule -- America the outlier -- Democratizing our democracy.
520			_a"A call to reform our antiquated political institutions before it's too late-from the New York Times bestselling authors of How Democracies Die. America is undergoing a massive experiment: It is moving, in fits and starts, toward a multiracial democracy, something few societies have ever done. But the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the very foundations of our political system. Why is democracy under assault here, and not in other wealthy, diversifying nations? And what can we do to save it? With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, How Democracies Die, a global bestseller, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent framework for understanding these volatile times. They draw on a wealth of examples--from 1930s France to present-day Thailand--to explain why and how political parties turn against democracy. They then show how our Constitution makes us uniquely vulnerable to attacks from within: It is a pernicious enabler of minority rule, allowing partisan minorities to consistently thwart and even rule over popular majorities. Most modern democracies--from Germany and Sweden to Argentina and New Zealand--have eliminated outdated institutions like elite upper chambers, indirect elections, and lifetime tenure for judges. The United States lags dangerously behind. In this revelatory book, Levitsky and Ziblatt issue an urgent call to perfect our national experiment. It's a daunting task, but we have remade our country before-most notably, after the Civil War and during the Progressive Era. And now we are at a crossroads: America will either become a multiracial democracy or cease to be a democracy at all"--
610	2	0	_aRepublican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) _9138921
648		7	_a2000-2099 _2fast _971909
650		0	_aRepresentative government and representation _zUnited States. _9101704
650		0	_aSocial change _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States. _9138922
650		0	_aDemocracy _xSocial aspects _zUnited States. _9138923
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y21st century.
655		7	_aInformational works. _2lcgft
700	1		_aZiblatt, Daniel, _d1972- _eauthor. _9138924
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aLevitsky, Steven. _tTyranny of the minority _bFirst edition. _dNew York : Crown, 2023 _z9780593443088 _w(DLC) 2023020873
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