The Shortest History of Democracy: 4,000 Years of Self-Government-A Retelling for Our Times by John Keane

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/597426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shortest History of Democracy: 4,000 Years of Self-Government-A Retelling for Our Times Author: John Keane Narrator: Grant Cartwright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 13, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: From The Shortest History series comes the complete history of democracy, its champions, and its detractors—from the assemblies of ancient Mesopotamia to present perils This tumultuous global story begins with democracy's radical core idea: We can collaborate, as equals, to determine our own lives and futures. John Keane traces how this concept emerged and evolved, from the earliest 'assembly democracies' to European-style electoral democracy to our present system of 'monitory democracy.' Today, governments answer not only to voters on Election Day, but to intense public scrutiny (monitoring) every day. Keane calls this media- and communication-driven system 'the most complex and vibrant form of democracy yet'—but it is not invulnerable. We live in an age of political and environmental crisis, when despots in China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and elsewhere reject the promises of power-sharing. At this urgent moment, Keane's book mounts a new defense of a precious global ideal.