Paul Cartledge on democracy ancient and modern: what can we learn from the Greeks?
From University of Cambridge, David Runciman presenting 'Election Politics' podcast
And for the book:
Democracy A Life
Paul Cartledge
- The long story of democracy, from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century, including:
- How democracy was born and developed in the ancient world - and the many different forms that it took
- The long centuries of democratic eclipse - from Byzantium to the Renaissance
- The arguments against democracy over the centuries
- The re-birth of democracy in seventeenth century England, revolutionary France, and the United States
- How democracy has been constantly reconstituted and reinvented ever since
To order a copy follow the link:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/democracy-9780199697670?q=paul%20cartledge&lang=en&cc=gb
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