Democracy at Dawn: Notes from Poland and Points East Tapa dura - 1998
de Frederick Quinn
From the sweeping changes of democratic reform to the bloody conflict of the Chechen Republic, 1993-95 was a tumultuous time for Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics. During the time, legal historian Frederick Quinn traveled the former Soviet empire as head of the rule of law programs of the Warsaw Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). Quinn records his experiences here as history in the making. 15 photos.
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From the sweeping changes of democratic reform to the bloody conflict of the Chechen Republic, 1993-95 was a tumultuous and critical time for Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics. During that two-year period, Frederick Quinn traveled the former Soviet empire as head of the rule of law programs of the Warsaw Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), part of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). His primary task was to help the new nations of the region write new constitutions and modernize their judicial systems. Keenly aware of the uniqueness of the history he was witnessing unfold, Quinn took notes of his experiences. The result is Democracy at Dawn - a vividly written personal, firsthand account of hope and nascent political and social freedom in a part of the world filled with vivid contrasts - drab cities and lively people, dedicated reformers and traditional governments. Quinn recounts the difficulties of many of the countries, as governmental and judicial habits held over from communist regimes, lack of equipment and supplies, shortages of food and services, and, in the case of the Chechen Republic, a devastating civil war all conspire against the formation of popular, pluralistic democracies. He cites frustrating bureaucratic problems, both with the various host governments as well as with the administration of OSCE and ODIHR. Quinn also recalls in fascinating detail his encounters with the new leaders of the region, such as Georgia's Edouard Shevardnadze. At the core of this powerful memoir is Quinn's admiration for the many people he encountered, from working men and women to the functionaries at the highest levels ofgovernment, who share a desire for democracy and constitutionality - alien concepts that they nevertheless desperately want to realize. And, despite daunting obstacles faced by the former communist-bloc countries, Quinn asserts that the case for democracy may be more hopeful than it might at first appear. Public discussion about new forms of government is widespread; intense media scrutiny is helping contain the ambitions of authoritarian leaders in check; nongovernmental civic organizations are growing; and the international community has taken increased interest in holding the new states to treaty commitments involving human rights, free elections, and the creation of independent judiciaries. Engaging and informative reading for the general reader interested in the new states of Central and Eastern Europe, Democracy at Dawn also offers sociologists, historians, and political scientists a valuable inside look at the rise of democracy in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Iron Curtain. It also will be of interest to judicial scholars concerned with the development of constitutional systems in new democracies.
Detalles
- Título Democracy at Dawn: Notes from Poland and Points East
- Autor Frederick Quinn
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición 1st
- Páginas 256
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Texas A&M University Press, College Station
- Fecha de publicación 1998-01
- Ilustrado Sí
- ISBN 9780890967867 / 0890967865
- Peso 1.4 libras (0.64 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.32 x 6.3 x 1.07 pulgadas (23.67 x 16.00 x 2.72 cm)
- Nivel de lectura 1190
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Temas
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
- Library of Congress subjects Post-communism - Europe, Eastern, Post-communism - Former Soviet republics
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 97-29954
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.094
Reseñas en medios
Citas
- Library Journal, 01/01/1998, Page 121
- Publishers Weekly, 01/05/1998, Page 0
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