This history traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins in ancient Greece up to the present day.

• Considers all the major watersheds in the development of democracy in modern Europe.
  
• Describes the rediscovery of Ancient Greek political ideals by intellectuals at the end of the eighteenth century.
  
• Examines the twenty-year crisis from 1789 to 1815, when the repercussions of revolution in France were felt across the European continent.
  
• Explains how events in France led to the explosion of democratic...