"In 1998, General Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London on charges of crimes against humanity. All over the world, but especially in Chile, the shocking arrest thrust the former dictator and the atrocities of his regime back into the public eye. During the two years just befor…
"In 1998, General Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London on charges of crimes against humanity. All over the world, but especially in Chile, the shocking arrest thrust the former dictator and the atrocities of his regime back into the public eye. During the two years just befor…
Huntington examines the causes, processes, and prospects of democratization since 1974, years during which more than 30 countries abandoned authoritarian rule. Drawing material from both the Second and Third Worlds, he explains why there was such a burst of democratization in th…
Since 1974, democratization has reached epidemic proportions in Latin America, east Asia, and eastern and southern Europe. Huntington (government, Harvard U.) explains the causes and nature of the transitions, and speculates on prospects for the newborn democracies. Expanded and…