The Great Retreat by Didi Kuo

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/224210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Great Retreat Author: Didi Kuo Narrator: Hannah Choi Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins Release date: 03-18-25 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Democracy Publisher's Summary: The Great Retreat explores the development of political parties as democracy expanded across the West in the nineteenth century. It focuses in particular on mass parties, and the ways they served as intermediaries that fostered ties between citizens and governments. For democracy to adapt to a new era of global capitalism, Kuo makes the case that we need strong intermediaries like mass parties—socially embedded institutions with deep connections to communities and citizens.