Political Culture and Constitutionalism: A Comparative ApproachContributors discuss the societal factors necessary for building a democratic state. Essays address subjects such as political culture and constitutionalism in Britain and America, constitutionalism in remade democracies such as Japan and Germany, and constitutionalism and modernization in the semiperiphery and in post colonial states. Paper edition (unseen), $20.00 Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
1923 Constitution American political authoritarian authority Basic Law Britain British political Canada Canadian political central century challenge civil cold war colonial commitment conflict Congress consensus constitutional government constitutional regime constitutionalism country's courts Delhi democracy democratic democratic constitutionalism democratic institutions diversity economic Egypt Egyptian elections electoral elites emerged established ethnic European factors Federal Republic Gabriel Almond Gandhi German German political culture groups immigration important independence India Islamic Islamicist issue Japan Japanese Larry Diamond leaders legislation legislature legitimacy liberal liberal democracy limited majority Meiji Constitution ment Mexican Mexico military modern nationalist Nigeria Northern Ireland Parliament parliamentary party percent political institutions political system popular population postwar prime minister principles protection Quebec reform Revolution role rule Sidney Verba social society stability structure tion tional Toronto traditional Turkey Turkish U.S. Constitution United United Kingdom University Press values vote West Germany Western
Popular passages
Page 19 - And whereas it is intended to substitute for the House of Lords as it at present exists a Second Chamber constituted on a popular instead of a hereditary basis...
Page 25 - ... the executive. But our history has reversed the English feeling: our freedom is the result of centuries of resistance, more or less legal, or more or less illegal, more or less audacious, or more or less timid, to the executive Government. We have, accordingly, inherited the traditions of conflict, and preserve them in the fullness of victory. We look on State action, not as our own action, but as alien action; as an imposed tyranny from without, not as the consummated result of our own organized...
References to this book
Identity, Interest, and Ideology: An Introduction to Politics Martin Needler No preview available - 1996 |