The Decline and Rise of Democracy : A Global History from Antiquity to Today /

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Many historical accounts of democracy's rise tend to focus on ancient Greece and pre-Renaissance Europe. Democracy has been an experiment that has unfolded over time and across the world-and its transformation is ongoing. This book draws from global evidence to show that the story is much riche...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stasavage, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
World politics.
Political science.
Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Politique mondiale > Histoire.
World politics > History.
Political science > History.
Democracy > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Origins of democratic rule
  • Early democracy was widespread
  • Weak states inherited democracy
  • When technology undermined democracy
  • The development of representation in Europe
  • China as the bureaucratic alternative
  • How democracy disappeared in the Islamic world
  • Democracy and economic development over the long run
  • Why England was different
  • Democracy-and slavery-in America
  • The spread of modern democracy
  • The ongoing democratic experiment.

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