The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century

Between 1974 and 1990 more than thirty countries in southern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe shifted from authoritarian to democratic systems of government. This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century. In The Third Wave, Samuel P. Huntington analyzes the causes and nature of these democratic transitions, evaluates the prospects for stability of the new democracies, and explores the possibility of more countries becoming democratic. 

Softcover. English. Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press. 1993. ISBN: 0806125160. 366pp. In good condition. Book No: 10024420