The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today

Historical accounts of democracy'\u0027s rise tend to focus on ancient Greece and pre-Renaissance Europe.

The Decline and Rise of Democracy draws from global evidence to show that the story is much richer - democratic practices were present in many places at many other times.

David Stasavage makes the case that understanding how and where these democracies flourished - and when and why they declined - can provide crucial information not just about the history of governance, but about the ways modern democracies work and where they could manifest in the future.