The confidence trap: a history of democracy in crisis from World War I to the present

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Preface xi Introduction: Tocqueville: Democracy and Crisis 1 Chapter 1 1918: False Dawn 35 Chapter 2 1933: Fear Itself 76 Chapter 3 1947: Trying Again 111 Chapter 4 1962: On the Brink 145 Chapter 5 1974: Crisis of Confidence 184 Chapter 6 1989: The End of History 225 Chapter 7 2008: Back to the Future 263 Epilogue The Confidence Trap 293 Acknowledgments 327 Notes 329 Bibliography 345 Index 369

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Global History, Politics, and Ideology Literature, Musicology, and Cultural Analysis American Political and Social Dynamics

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Published in: Choice Reviews Online

Volume 51, Issue 12, pp. 51-7009

DOI: 10.5860/choice.51-7009

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The confidence trap: a history of democracy in crisis from World War I to the present

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