Democracy in Translation : : Understanding Politics in an Unfamiliar Culture / / Frederic Charles Schaffer.
Frederic C. Schaffer challenges the assumption often made by American scholars that democracy has been achieved in foreign countries when criteria such as free elections are met. Elections, he argues, often have cultural underpinnings that are invisible to outsiders. To examine grassroots understand...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018] ©2000 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Wilder House series in politics, history, and culture
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- A Note on Wolof Orthography
- 1. The Definition and Study of Democracy
- 2. From Democratic to Demokaraasi
- 3. Demokaraasi: The Mother of Twins
- 4. Demokaraasi and Voting Behavior
- 5. Democracy and Demokaraasi in Senegal
- 6. How Distinctive Is Demokaraasi?
- Bibliography
- Index