Kidnapped Democracy

Kidnapped Democracy uses the metaphor of captivity to illustrate the differences and similarities between conventional kidnappings and the hijacking of a political system.

Sommario

Introduction

Chapter 1: Raising the Alarm

Chapter 2: The Hostages (I): Political Parties and Governments

Chapter 3: The Hostages (II): The Mass Media

Chapter 4: The Hostages (III): Trade Unions

Chapter 5: Hostages or Accomplices?

Chapter 6: The Kidnappers

Chapter 7: Victims' Response: From Stockholm Syndrome to Defiance

Chapter 8: Negotiators

Chapter 9: The Struggle for Liberation

References

About the Author

Index

Info autore

Ramón A. Feenstra teaches in the Department of Philosophy and Sociology at the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón, Spain.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ramón A. Feenstra
• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.11.2019
• EAN: 9781786613622
• ISBN: 978-1-78661-362-2
• Pagine: 107
• Dimensioni: 148 mm x 219 mm x 14 mm
• Peso: 254 g
• Serie: Polemics
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics and citizenship, Political structures / systems: democracy