John Keane

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The Shortest History of Democracy
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The Shortest History of Democracy
  • By: John Keane
  • Length: 5 hours 15 minutes
  • Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
  • Publish date: September 13, 2022
  • Language: English
  • (117 ratings)
(117 ratings)
From The Shortest History series comes the complete history of democracy, its champions, and its detractors-from the assemblies of ancient Mesopotamia to present perilsThis tumultuous global story begins with democracy’s radical core idea: We... Read more

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