{"id":3412,"date":"2011-01-17T23:33:47","date_gmt":"2011-01-18T04:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/?p=3412"},"modified":"2018-08-05T02:47:11","modified_gmt":"2018-08-05T06:47:11","slug":"3412","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/?p=3412","title":{"rendered":"Ordering The Secret History of Democracy online"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s a bit pricey for most peo\u00adple I know, but if you\u2019re in a posi\u00adtion to rec\u00adom\u00admend it to a library, fac\u00adul\u00adty, or insti\u00adtu\u00adtion, do so. In addi\u00adtion to chap\u00adters by myself and old friend Steven Muhlberg\u00ader, the con\u00adtrib\u00adu\u00adtors are Ben\u00adjamin Isakhan, Stephen Stock\u00adwell, John Keane, Laris\u00adsa Behrendt, Pauline Keat\u00ading, Mohamad Abdal\u00adla &<\/span> Hal\u00adim Rane, Patri\u00adcia Pires Boul\u00adhosa, Luisa Gan\u00addol\u00adfo, I.Kissa, and P.Fry.<\/p>\n

Pre-orders in Cana\u00adda from Chap\u00adters-Indi\u00adgo<\/a><\/span> <\/span>online (avail\u00adable April 12)<\/strong><\/p>\n

in the U.S.A from Amazon.com<\/a><\/span> or Barnes &<\/span> Noble<\/span><\/a> (avail\u00adable April 12)<\/strong><\/p>\n

in the U.K. and Europe from Amazon.uk<\/a><\/span> (avail\u00adable Feb\u00adru\u00adary 11)<\/strong><\/p>\n

in Aus\u00adtralia from EmporiumBooks.com.au<\/a><\/span><\/span> (avail\u00adable March 11)
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\u201c<\/span>The thought-pro\u00advok\u00ading essays gath\u00adered in The Secret His\u00adto\u00adry of Democ\u00adra\u00adcy<\/em> pro\u00advide con\u00advinc\u00ading evi\u00addence that demo\u00adc\u00adra\u00adt\u00adic mech\u00ada\u00adnisms have been invent\u00aded many times and in many places, includ\u00ading times and places neglect\u00aded in com\u00admon accounts. This col\u00adlec\u00adtion is a sober\u00ading reminder that demo\u00adc\u00adra\u00adt\u00adic prac\u00adtices have often been suc\u00adceed\u00aded by some\u00adthing else. But one also takes away a sense of the dynam\u00adic char\u00adac\u00adter of demo\u00adc\u00adra\u00adt\u00adic his\u00adto\u00adry and the end\u00adless diver\u00adsi\u00adty of prac\u00adtices with some rea\u00adson\u00adable claim to embody demo\u00adc\u00adra\u00adt\u00adic prin\u00adci\u00adples. As grow\u00ading num\u00adbers won\u00adder about what sorts of polit\u00adi\u00adcal insti\u00adtu\u00adtions make sense in the face of the enor\u00admous prob\u00adlems con\u00adfronting the twen\u00adty-first cen\u00adtu\u00adry, this demon\u00adstra\u00adtion of the long human his\u00adto\u00adry of polit\u00adi\u00adcal cre\u00adativ\u00adi\u00adty gives some rea\u00adson for hope.\u201d
\n<\/strong><\/em>-John Markoff<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>A fas\u00adci\u00adnat\u00ading, thought-pro\u00advok\u00ading and well-informed sur\u00advey of lit\u00adtle-known \u201croots of democ\u00adra\u00adcy\u201d and \u201cpro\u00adto-demo\u00adc\u00adra\u00adt\u00adic\u201d sys\u00adtems and move\u00adments across the globe , from ancient and \u201cprim\u00adi\u00adtive\u201d to mod\u00adern soci\u00adeties. An eye-open\u00ader that forces us to dif\u00adfer\u00aden\u00adti\u00adate more care\u00adful\u00adly and to rethink the his\u00adto\u00adry of democracy.\u201d<\/em>
\n<\/em>- Kurt Raaflaub<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>This excit\u00ading book sure\u00adly enlivens and enrich\u00ades our debate on democ\u00adra\u00adcy and its future by dig\u00adging afresh oft-for\u00adgot\u00adten, yet most enlight\u00aden\u00ading demo\u00adc\u00adra\u00adt\u00adic expe\u00adri\u00adences found in human history. \u201d<\/em>
\n<\/em>- Takashi Inoguchi<\/strong><\/p>\n


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It\u2019s a bit pricey for most peo\u00adple I know, but if you\u2019re in a posi\u00adtion to rec\u00adom\u00admend it to a library, fac\u00adul\u00adty, or insti\u00adtu\u00adtion, do so. In addi\u00adtion to chap\u00adters by myself and old friend Steven Muhlberg\u00ader, the con\u00adtrib\u00adu\u00adtors are Ben\u00adjamin Isakhan, \u2026<\/p>\n

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