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Freedom for Sale: Why the World Is Trading Democracy for Security Hardback - 2010 - 1st Edition

by John Kampfner

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Democratic liberalism v. authoritarianism - the ideological divide that defined the twentieth century. But when the cold war ended, "the end of history" was proclaimed. Soon the fire of freedom would burn worldwide, the experts said. And where markets were freed, human rights would inevitably follow.

Or not. In the last twenty years, nations including India, Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates have disproved the idea that capitalism and democracy are inextricably linked. Emerging middle classes have proven themselves all too willing to sacrifice certain democratic rights - including free speech, an open media, and free elections - in exchange for prosperity. But they are not alone. We are all doing it. Alarmingly, Western democracy has adopted some of the attributes of that authoritarianism.

Combining boots on the ground reporting with incisive analysis, award-winning journalist John Kampfner describes this alarming trend - one which has only been exacerbated by the global economic meltdown - and what citizens must do to counter it.

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  • Title Freedom for Sale: Why the World Is Trading Democracy for Security
  • Author John Kampfner
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 294
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books (AZ), New York
  • Publication date 2010-01
  • ISBN 9780465015399 / 0465015395
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.54 x 6.62 x 1.05 in (24.23 x 16.81 x 2.67 cm)
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects Capitalism, Liberty
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009032379
  • Dewey Decimal Code 320.53

About the author

As Editor of the New Statesman magazine from 2005-2008, John Kampfner won a number of awards, including Current Affairs Magazine Editor of the Year. He is the author of Blair's Wars, selected as a book of the year in 2003 by the Times, Sunday Times and Observer. For nearly a decade Kampfner was correspondent for Reuters and the Daily Telegraph in Moscow and Berlin, before becoming political correspondent and commentator for the Financial Times and the BBC. He lives in London.
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