Historical Perspectives on Democracies and their Adversaries

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Augusteijn, Joost (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Hijzen, Constant (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), de Vries, Mark Leon (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Political History
• Subjects: History, Modern.; World history.; World politics.; Social history.; Modern History.; World History, Global and Transnational History.; Political History.; Social History.

This book historicizes the debate over how democratic regimes deal with anti-democratic groupings in society. Democracies across the world increasingly find themselves under threat from enemies, ranging from terrorists to parties and movements that undermine democratic institutions from within. This...