The Edinburgh Companion to the History of Democracy

ISBN-13: 9780748640751 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 384 str.

Benjamin Isakhan

Opis

Takes 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.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; 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 Hashemi; 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. Rostbøll; New Thinking, John Keane; Conclusion: The Future History of Democracy, Stephen Stockwell; Index.