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Condoleezza Rice
Democracy
Stories from the Long Road to Freedom
Twelve, 2017
What's inside?
Ex-secretary of state Condoleezza Rice says democracy lies somewhere between authoritarianism and chaos.
Recommendation
Former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice brings expertise, in-depth knowledge and a passion for her subject to this highly readable, well-synthesized and insightful overview of democratic history. She weaves stories of past challenges and positive results into her message about the ongoing need to create and preserve democratic ideals and institutions, at home and abroad. Rice anchors her themes in the continuous development of American democracy and in her extensive first-hand work. Rice provides an overview of the transitions in nations around the globe from the 19th through the 21st centuries. She summarizes complex ideas, policies, individual roles, organizations and political parties, while providing historical context and perspective on the countries she covers. getAbstract recommends her important overview to those seeking to understand, develop, preserve or foster democratic ideals, regardless of political affiliation.
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About the Author
Former US secretary of state and national security adviser Condoleezza Rice is a political science professor at Stanford University and a senior fellow of public policy at the Hoover Institution. She also wrote No Higher Honor: Extraordinary, Ordinary People.
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