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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... Read Full Overview

En tiempos de noticias falsas y verdades a medias, el poder radical de la democracia es m?s importante que nunca. Este c?lebre te?rico sociopol?tico nos revela la fascinante historia de tras de todo. Desde sus inicios en Siria-Mesopotamia--y no en Atenas--a su rol en la revoluci?n... Read Full Overview

From The Shortest History series comes the complete history of democracy, its champions, and its detractors--from the assemblies of ancient Mesopotamia to present perils This tumultuous global story begins with democracy's radical core idea: We can collaborate, as equals,... Read Full Overview

From The Shortest History series comes the complete history of democracy, its champions, and its detractors--from the assemblies of ancient Mesopotamia to present perils This tumultuous global story begins with democracy's radical core idea: We can collaborate, as equals,... Read Full Overview

From The Shortest History series comes the complete history of democracy, its champions, and its detractors--from the assemblies of ancient Mesopotamia to present perils This tumultuous global story begins with democracy's radical core idea: We can collaborate, as equals,... Read Full Overview