The Bridge Builders And Other Poems

Comparativists evaluate democratization by looking at regimes in the transition and consolidation phases of democracy without considering the essence of democracy. This book argues the need to consider democracy as a combination of rights and virtues, and that problems of democraticization are those of balance.

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Excerpt from The Bridge and Other Poems The Long Bridge over the river. In the background are dimly perceived the tall buildings of the cities on each bank. During the Act, morning brightens behind the towers and chimneys and a pale gray mist slowly lifts. The city wakes - noises of traffic are heard louder and clearer - girls pass on the way to work. Barges glide by in the river drawn by puffing tug-boats - ferries swarm and whistle shrilly - the crowd grows denser and blacker. Now and then a workman crossing the Long Bridge stops to look at something of great interest farther up stream. Enter Hilda, a dark, resolute figure against the bright sky. She comes eagerly across the bridge and stops, leaning her elbows on the railing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.