Although democracy is, in principle, the antithesis of dynastic rule, families with multiple members in elective office continue to be common around the world. In most democracies, the proportion of such "democratic dynasties" declines over time, and rarely exceeds ten percent of all legislators. Japan is a startling exception, with over a quarter of all legislators in recent years being dynastic. In Dynasties and Democracy, Daniel M. Smith sets out to explain when and why dynasties persist in democracies, and why their numbers are only now beginning to wane in Japan--questions that have long perplexed regional experts.
Smith introduces a compelling comparative theory to explain variation in the presence of dynasties across democracies and political parties. Drawing on extensive legislator-level data from twelve democracies and detailed candidate-level data from Japan, he examines the inherited advantage that members of dynasties reap throughout their political careers--from candidate selection, to election, to promotion into cabinet. Smith shows how the nature and extent of this advantage, as well as its consequences for representation, vary significantly with the institutional context of electoral rules and features of party organization. His findings extend far beyond Japan, shedding light on the causes and consequences of dynastic politics for democracies around the world.
Автор: Daniel Smith Название: How to Think Like a Philosopher ISBN: 1789293189 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781789293180 Издательство: Michael O'Mara Рейтинг: Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Introducing you to some of the great themes of philosophical thought and the ideas of the individuals who have shaped them.
Автор: Cantуn-Delgado Manuela, Smith-Christopher Daniel L. Название: Evangelical Gypsies in Spain: "The Bible Is Our Promised Land " ISBN: 1498580939 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498580939 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 12623.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is a careful and nuanced analysis of the social, economic, therapeutic and cultural impact of the Pentecostal Revival movements on many Roma/Gypsy communities in southern Spain.
Автор: Updike Daniel Berkeley, Smith Julian Pearce Название: Notes on the Merrymount Press & Its Work ISBN: 0674864379 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674864375 Издательство: Harvard University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 8966.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Smith Daniel Blake Название: An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears ISBN: 1250012171 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250012173 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Рейтинг: Цена: 2115.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Though the tragedy of the Trail of Tears is widely recognized today, the pervasive effects of the tribe's uprooting have never been examined in detail. Despite the Cherokees' efforts to assimilate with the dominant white culture--running their own newspaper, ratifying a constitution based on that of the United States--they were never able to integrate fully with white men in the New World.
In An American Betrayal, Daniel Blake Smith's vivid prose brings to life a host of memorable characters: the veteran Indian-fighter Andrew Jackson, who adopted a young Indian boy into his home; Chief John Ross, only one-eighth Cherokee, who commanded the loyalty of most Cherokees because of his relentless effort to remain on their native soil; most dramatically, the dissenters in Cherokee country--especially Elias Boudinot and John Ridge, gifted young men who were educated in a New England academy but whose marriages to local white girls erupted in racial epithets, effigy burnings, and the closing of the school. Smith, an award-winning historian, offers an eye-opening view of why neither assimilation nor Cherokee independence could succeed in Jacksonian America.
