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The Secret History of Democracy (Paperback)
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The Secret History of Democracy (Paperback)
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Could democracy have a "secret" history? Most of us are familiar
with a history of democracy that emphasizes the keystone moments in
the story of Western civilization: the achievements of the ancient
Greeks and Romans, the more recent development of the British
parliament, the American Declaration of Independence and the French
Revolution, and the gradual global spread of democracy since the
end of the Cold War. The central argument of this book is that
there is much more to the history of democracy than this standard
history admits. There is a whole "secret" history, too big, complex
and insufficiently 'Western' in character to be included in common
accounts.
In exploring The Secret History of Democracy, the contributors
establish that democracy was developing in the Middle East, India
and China before classical Athens, clung on during the "Dark Ages"
in Islam, Iceland and Venice, was often part of tribal life in
Africa, North America and Australia, and has developed in
unexpected ways through the grassroots activism of Muslims,
feminists and technophiles.
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