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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Diamond, Larry Jay, author.     Subjects     Democracy.     United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021     United States -- Foreign relations.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Diamond, Larry Jay, author.       by title:      Ill winds : saving d...         MARC Display

Ill winds : saving democracy from Russian rage, Chinese ambition, and American complacency / Larry Diamond. by Diamond, Larry Jay, author. New York : Penguin Press, 2019. Subjects Democracy.   United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021   United States -- Foreign relations. ISBN:  9780525560623 (hardcover) : 0525560629 (hardcover) : Description:  354 pages ; 24 cm Contents:  Introduction: The crisis -- Why democracies succeed and fail -- The march and retreat of democracy -- The authoritarian temptation -- The decline of American democracy -- Russia's global assault -- China's stealth offensive -- Are people losing faith in democracy? -- Meeting the autocrats' challenge -- Fighting kleptocracy -- A foreign policy for freedom -- Making the internet safe for democracy -- Reviving American democracy -- Conclusion: A new birth of freedom. Requests:  0 Summary:  "From America's leading scholar of democracy, a personal, passionate call to action against the rising authoritarianism that challenges our world order--and the very value of liberty. Larry Diamond has made it his life's work to secure democracy's future by understanding its past and by advising dissidents fighting autocracy around the world. Deeply attuned to the cycles of democratic expansion and decay that determine the fates of nations, he watched with mounting unease as illiberal rulers rose in Hungary, Poland, Turkey, the Philippines, and beyond, while China and Russia grew increasingly bold and bullying. Then, with Trump's election at home, the global retreat from freedom spread from democracy's margins to its heart. [The book's] core argument is stark: the defense and advancement of democratic ideals relies on U.S. global leadership. If we do not reclaim our traditional place as the keystone of democracy, today's authoritarian swell could become a tsunami, providing an opening for Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and their admirers to turn the twenty-first century into a dark time of despotism. We are at a hinge in history, between a new era of tyranny and an age of democratic renewal. Free governments can defend their values; free citizens can exercise their rights. We can make the internet safe for liberal democracy, exploit the soft, kleptocratic underbelly of dictatorships, and revive America's degraded democracy. Ill Winds offers concrete, deeply informed suggestions to fight polarization, reduce the influence of money in politics, and make every vote count. In 2019, freedom's last line of defense still remains 'We the people.'"--Dust jacket.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 321.8 Di Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 321.8 Di Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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