4 The Coming Authoritarianism: The State of America’s Democracy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. 1 Democracy Against Itself 1
5. 2 Democracy in Athens: Autonomy, Tragedy and Decline 24
6. 3 Democide in Weimar: Militant Democracy and the Paradox of Self-Defence 50
7. 4 The Coming Authoritarianism: The State of America’s Democracy 77
8. 5 China’s New Authoritarianism: A Glimpse at Our Post-Democratic Future? 110
9. 6 Occupy Democracy: Democracy Against Itself and the Global Occupy Movement 139
10. Bibliography 164
11. Index 178