Democracy / SIGNED / Condoleezza Rice / NOT and similar items

Condition: Good. SIGNED! Not personalized (see photo)! Packed in a BOX with cardboard backing and padding. (See Photos!) Pages: several scuffs of dark spots and 1 very small red mark on exterior edges, not written on, clean, bright, slight tanning, odor free. Dust Jacket: clean, light tanning, light scuffs, crease down front left and back right, edges - moderate bumping and rubbing Same or next day shipping (weekdays and Saturdays)! Ships from California. ABOUT THIS: From the former secretary of state and bestselling author -- a sweeping look at the global struggle for democracy and why America must continue to support the cause of human freedom. "This heartfelt and at times very moving book shows why democracy proponents are so committed to their work...Both supporters and skeptics of democracy promotion will come away from this book wiser and better informed." -- The New York Times From the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union to the ongoing struggle for human rights in the Middle East, Condoleezza Rice has served on the front lines of history. As a child, she was an eyewitness to a third awakening of freedom, when her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, became the epicenter of the civil rights movement for black Americans. In this book, Rice explains what these epochal events teach us about democracy. At a time when people around the world are wondering whether democracy is in decline, Rice shares insights from her experiences as a policymaker, scholar, and citizen, in order to put democracy's challenges into perspective. When the United States was founded, it was the only attempt at self-government in the world. Today more than half of all countries qualify as democracies, and in the long run that number will continue to grow. Yet nothing worthwhile ever comes easily. Using America's long struggle as a template, Rice draws lessons for democracy around the world -- from Russia, Poland, and Ukraine, to Kenya, Colombia, and the Middle East. She fi