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Democracy : A World History. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (177 pages) - New Oxford World History Series . - New Oxford World History Series .

Intro -- Democracy: A World History -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editors' Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Parting the Waters and Organizing the People -- Chapter 2 Prophetic Movements and Cities of Promise -- Chapter 3 Democracy against All Odds -- Chapter 4 Which People Shall Rule? -- Chapter 5 Social Revolution and Participatory Democracy -- Chapter 6 Civil Disobedience and Racial Justice -- Chapter 7 Optimism and Outrage in Struggles for Democracy -- Chapter 8 New World Dawning -- Chronology -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Websites -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Focusing on local movements to achieve equal distribution of social, economic, and political rights and natural resources, Democracy: A World History examines how ordinary and extraordinary men and women of different cultural and religious backgrounds have formed and attempted to sustain institutions that would permit them to live together in equality and peace.

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Government accountability.
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Electronic books.

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