Ideas Of The Modern World: Democracy

How did democracy develop? How does it work, and why is it that in some undemocratic countries, people are prepared to give their lives in order to achieve democracy, whilst people living in Western democracies seem to value it less and often cannot be bothered to vote?

This book traces the story of democracy from its roots in ancient Greece to the sophisticated forms it takes today. It discusses whether, following the collapse of communism, democracy will become the dominant form of government around the world, and how it may be threatened by the operations of multinational companies.