The Ideas That Conquered the World

Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
1. The origins of democracy --
The triumph of democracy --
The two traditions --
The odd couple --
The career of popular sovereignty --
The trials of liberty --
2. Democracy from without : the course of modern history --
The leading brand --
English exceptionalism --
The two World Wars --
The contest of systems --
The American era --
3. Democracy from within : the magic of the market --
The constant companion --
The wealth effect --
Civil society --
The school for democracy --
Market failures --
4. Democracy and peace --
Modernity and peace --
Popular sovereignty and peace --
Liberty and peace --
Democracy versus peace --
Democracy and terrorism --
5. The future of democracy --
Democracy-promotion --
Democracy in Russia --
Democracy in China --
Democracy in the Arab world --
Democracy in the democracies --
Notes --
Index.