The Secret History of Democracy

by Stephen Stockwell and Benjamin Isakhan

Book Overview

Introduction: Democracy and History PART I: PRE-ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY What is so 'Primitive' about 'Primitive Democracy'? Comparing the Ancient Middle East and Classical Athens; B.Isakhan Before Athens: Early Popular Government in Phoenicia and Greek City States; S.Stockwell Republics and Quasi-Democratic Institutions in Ancient India; S .Muhlberger Digging for Democracy in China; P.Keating PART II: DEMOCRACY IN THE 'DARK AGES' Behind a Veil: Islam's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349318876
• ISBN13: 9781349318872
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"