The Shortest History of Democracy
4,000 Years of Self-Government-A Retelling for Our Times

Short but by no means sparing in insights, research and analysis! This is a really useful history which is only too relevant as we see democracy challenged across the globe, I found the writing style very clear and pitched at a level which will suit all readers interested in this topic.......more

Demokratija yra neapibrėžtumas, kuri institucijų pagalba šį neapibrėžtumą kontroliuoja – nenumatytos aplinkybės yra demokratijos draugas ir baisiausias autokrato sapnas. Geras lengvas skaitinys, 7/10......more

The Shortest History series continues to impress me, so much so that I truly believe this book should be required reading in schools and that everyone in a currently struggling democracy (which means most of them) should read at least the second half of this book starting with the section on elector......more

rated: 3 stars i thought this book was a just okay look at democracy's history. i probably should have been able to gather from the title when it called itself the "shortest history" that i was not going to get as much depth from the information than i wanted and that i would find obvious gaps as wel......more

A breve história da democracia foi, precisamente, uma breve mas sucinta história da democracia. A ideia “anti-ocidental”, mas necessária, no início, onde John Keane afirma que a democracia não nasceu em Atenas mas sim no Oriente, é algo necessário e que seria giro que muitos “professores” de históri......more