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

by David Stasavage

Book Overview

"One of the most important books on political regimes written in a generation."--Steven Levitsky, New York Times-bestselling author of How Democracies Die

A new understanding of how and why early democracy took hold, how modern democracy evolved, and what this history teaches us about the future

Historical accounts of democracy's rise tend to focus on ancient Greece and pre-Renaissance Europe. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691228973
• ISBN13: 9780691228976
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"