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The Shortest History of Democracy: 4,000 Years of Self-Government - A Retelling for Our Times

The Shortest History of Democracy: 4,000 Years of Self-Government - A Retelling for Our Times

Keane, John

Paperback

Series: Shortest History

General Political ScienceGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 1615198962
ISBN13: 9781615198962
Publisher: Experiment
Published: Sep 6 2022
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.70
Language: English

This compact history unspools the tumultuous global story that began with democracy's radical core idea: We can collaborate, as equals, to determine our own futures. Acclaimed political thinker John Keane traces how this concept emerged and evolved, from the earliest assembly democracies in Syria-Mesopotamia to European-style electoral democracy and to our uncertain present.

Today, thanks to our always-on communication channels, governments answer not only to voters on Election Day but to intense scrutiny every day. This is monitory democracy--in Keane's view, the most complex and vibrant model yet--but it's not invulnerable. Monitory democracy comes with its own pathologies, and the new despotism wields powerful warning systems, from social media to election monitoring, against democracy itself.

At this urgent moment, when despots in countries such as China, Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia reject the promises of democratic power-sharing, Keane mounts a bold defense of a precious global ideal.

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