Capoccia, Giovanni. <br/><br/>
Defending Democracy :  Reactions to Extremism in Interwar Europe. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (346 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: The Theoretical Framework -- 1 Democratic Stability and Democratic Crisis -- 2 The Challenges: Antisystem Parties -- 3 The Defense: Strategies against Extremism -- PART II: Case Studies -- 4 Czechoslovakia -- 5 Belgium -- 6 Finland -- PART III: Comparative Perspectives -- 7 Defense of Democracy: Actors and Strategies in Comparative Perspective -- 8 Conclusion -- Appendix A: Party Names and Translations -- Appendix B: Government Coalitions and Alignments in Presidential Elections -- Appendix C: Anti-extremist Legislation in Czechoslovakia, Finland, and Belgium -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. 
<br/><br/> Given the rise of terrorism and the persistence of extremism in both established and new democracies today, continued research and dialogue on the defense of democracy are necessary for its preservation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801893285 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy-Europe-History-20th century.<br/>Political parties-Europe-History-20th century.<br/>Radicalism-Europe-History-20th century.<br/>Europe-Politics and government-1918-1945.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JN12.C29 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.94/09/042