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Book SynopsisTakes a fresh look at the history of democracy, broadening the traditional view with previously unexplored examples. This substantial reference work critically re-examines the history of democracy, from ancient history to possible directions it may take in the future. 44 chapters explore the origins of democracy and explore new - and sometimes surprising - examples from around the world. Each of the 9 parts introduces the period, followed by 3 to 7 case studies.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Preface - Jack Goody; Introduction: The Complex and Contested History of; Democracy - Benjamin Isakhan; Part I: Pre-Classical Democracy; Pre-History - Christopher Boehm; The Assyrians - Benjamin Isakhan; Ancient India - Steven Muhlberger; Ancient China - Victoria Tin-bor Hui Israel and Phoenicia - Stephen Stockwell; Part II: Classical Democracy; Early Greece - Kurt A. Raaflaub; Athens - David J. Phillips; Rome - Philip Matyszak; Part III: Medieval Democracy; Islam, Larbi Sadiki, Venice - Stephen Stockwell; The Nordic Countries - Frode Hervik; The Christian Church - John P. Hittinger; Part IV: Early Modern Democracy; The English Parliament - Ann Lyon; The Levellers and Diggers - Andrew Bradstock; The Swiss Cantons - Thomas Lau; The American Revolution - Andrew Shankman; The French Revolution - John Markoff; Part V: Colonialism and Democracy; Africa - Maxwell Owusu; Native Americans - Bruce E. Johansen; Australasia - Tim Rowse; Singapore - Christine Doran; Part VI: National Movements; 1808: South American Liberation - John Fisher; 1848: European Revolutions - Mike Rapport; 1919: After Versailles - Conan Fischer; 1945: Post WWII Japan - Takashi Inoguchi; 1989: Eastern Europe - Peter M. E. Volten; Part VII: Peoples' Movements; Anti-Slavery - Seymour Drescher; Women's Suffrage - Patricia Grimshaw and Charles Sowerwine; Socialism, Communism, Anarchism - Barry Hindess; Civil Rights - Michael L. Ondaatje; Part VIII: Democracy Today; South Africa - Roger Southall; Bolivia - Juan Manuel Arbona and Carmen Medeiros; Georgia - Lincoln A. Mitchell; Iraq - Benjamin Isakhan; Burma - Donald M. Seekins; China Since Tiananmen Square - Baogang He; Islam Since 9/11 - Nader Hashem; Part IX: Futures and Possibilities; Democracy Promotion - Christopher Hobson; Transnational Democracy - James Anderson; Digital Democracy - Brian Loader; Radical Democracy - Lincoln Dahlberg; Deliberative Democracy - Kasper M. Hansen and Christian F. Rostboll; New Thinking - John Keane; Conclusion: The Future History of Democracy - Stephen Stockwell; Index.
