Democracy Trap, The : The Perils of the Post-Cold War World
Language: English
Published by Dutton, New York, 1991
- Signed
- Hardcover
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Seller: JB Books, Garrison, ND, U.S.A.JB Books
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Condition: Used - Fine
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FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. A close and critical examination of the 'real world' results of the promotion and adoption of democratic systems of government around the world following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the 'Cold War', the author contending that much of this has resulted in anarchy, corruption, incompetence, mismanagement, and countless other problems in various places. Author - a former career diplomat - seeks to determine what can be done about all this and what the future likely holds. Hardcover with dust jacket, indexed, 285pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- Democracy Trap, The : The Perils of the Post-Cold War World
- Author
- Fuller, Graham E.
- Publisher
- Dutton, New York
- Publication year
- 1991
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Signed
- Former Owner Stamp & Signature
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0525933719
- ISBN 13
- 9780525933717
- Edition
- First Edition (stated).
- Seller catalogs
- European History, General
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JB Books
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