July 1998, Volume 9, Issue 3
Chinese Culture and Democracy
A review of China’s Transition, by Andrew Nathan.
Articles
July 1998, Volume 9, Issue 3
Octavio Paz (1914-1998)
The death of Mexican poet and essayist Octavio Paz on April 20 was (in the words of Mexico’s president Ernesto Zedillo) “an irreplaceable loss for contemporary thought and culture—not just for Latin America but for the entire world.” Born in Mexico City on 31 March 1914, Paz published his first book of poetry while still…
April 1998, Volume 9, Issue 2
African Ambiguities: Africa, 1990–1997—From Abertura to Closure
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April 1998, Volume 9, Issue 2
African Ambiguities: The Rebirth of African Liberalism
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April 1998, Volume 9, Issue 2
African Ambiguities: “No-party Democracy” in Uganda
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April 1998, Volume 9, Issue 2
African Ambiguities: The Gambia—From Coup to Elections
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April 1998, Volume 9, Issue 2
Guaranteeing Democracy: A Review of the Record
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April 1998, Volume 9, Issue 2
Surveying Postmaterialism
A review of Modernization and Postmodernization: Cultural, Economic, and Political Change in 43 Societies, by Ronald Inglehart.
January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1
Will China Democratize? Disruption Without Disintegration
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January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1
Will China Democratize? The Road From Socialism
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January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1
Will China Democratize? The Halting Advance of Pluralism
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January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1
Will China Democratize? Sources of Resistance
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January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1
Will China Democratize? Confronting a Classic Dilemma
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