Paths to democracy : revolution and totalitarianism - O'Kane, Rosemary H. T. (New York : Routledge, 2004)
Democracy : method and theses -- On method : comparative historical analysis and politics -- Democracy and empirical political theory : from the present to the past -- Revolutions and ideas of democracy : from the past towards the present -- Revolution : chance for democracy -- Revolution and the long path to democracy in France -- Revolution and the failure of democracy in Russia and Germany -- Totalitarianism : antithesis of democracy -- The rise of totalitarian regimes : contrasting France -- Totalitarian regime : Nazi Germany -- Totalitarian regime : Stalin's Soviet Union -- Democracy as synthesis -- Federal Germany : re-tracing a path to democracy -- Communism and its collapse : East Germany and the Soviet Union -- Conclusion : lessons for democracy -- The struggle for modern democracy.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-261) and index.
Keywords: Democracy -- History; Revolutions -- History; Totalitarianism -- History