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The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea

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The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea - Hamid, Shadi
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What happens when democracy produces "bad" outcomes? Is democracy good because of its outcomes or despite them? This "democratic dilemma" is one of the most persistent, vexing problems for America abroad, particularly in the Middle East--we want democracy in theory but not necessarily in practice. To look then at the democratic dilemma is to consider a deeper set of questions around why we believe democracy is good as well as whether we think it is good for other nations and cultures. In The Problem of Democracy , Shadi ...

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The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea 2022, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780197579466

Hardcover