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"This book explores the intriguing idea that there is much more
democracy in human history than is generally acknowledged. It
establishes that democracy was developing across greater Asia
before classical Athens, clung on during the 'Dark Ages', often
formed part of indigenous governance and is developing today in
unexpected ways"--
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.
This book re examines the history of democracy, broadening the
traditional view with previously unexplored examples. This
substantial reference work critically examines the history of
democracy, from ancient history to the directions it might take in
the future. Over the course of 42 chapters, it explores the full
breadth of the origins of democracy and expands the canon of
democratic history by exploring new - and sometimes surprising -
examples from around the world. Split into 9 parts, each part
contains an introduction to the period followed by three to five
case studies of specific governments or political movements. This
is the first book to study lesser known histories of democracy
alongside familiar examples. It includes historical accounts from
leading scholars that document the development of democratic
practices in their area or epoch of interest. Contributors include
Jack Goody, John Keane, Larbi Sadiki, James Anderson, John Fisher
and Seymour Drescher. Examples include ancient India, medieval
Venetia, Native America, Iraqis, ancient Athens, Women's Suffrage
and the Anti Apartheid movement.
This book explores the intriguing idea that there is much more
democracy in human history than is generally acknowledged. It
establishes that democracy was developing across greater Asia
before classical Athens, clung on during the 'Dark Ages', often
formed part of indigenous governance and is developing today in
unexpected ways.
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The Phoenician Sonnets
Stephen Stockwell
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R410
R342
Discovery Miles 3 420
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In moving beyond the dichotomy between representative and
participatory models of democracy, contemporary democratic theory
has drawn out the crucial role of deliberation in the effective
operation of democratic institutions. However, while deliberation
is applied to democratic effect in interpersonal relationships, new
social movements, international negotiations and so on, there
appears to be a hesitation in theorizing the means to improve the
deliberative functions of existing representative institutions.
This book argues that despite the many limitations of
representative democracy, and of the mass media which act as its
key deliberative forum, current models of representative democracy
still offer formal and practical opportunities for collective
deliberation in rhetorical exchanges among citizens, particularly,
but by no means exclusively, in the course of election campaigns.
This book re-examines the history of democracy, broadening the
traditional view with previously unexplored examples. This
substantial reference work critically examines the history of
democracy, from ancient history to the directions it might take in
the future. Over the course of 42 chapters, it explores the full
breadth of the origins of democracy and expands the canon of
democratic history by exploring new - and sometimes surprising -
examples from around the world. Split into 9 parts, each part
contains an introduction to the period followed by three to five
case studies of specific governments or political movements. This
is the first book to study lesser-known histories of democracy, and
looks again at familiar examples. It includes historical accounts
from leading scholars that document the development of democratic
practices in their area or epoch of interest.
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