Are you curious about the history of democracy? Or maybe you wonder how democracies die?

Studying history will help give you a better understanding of the origins of democracy, how it shaped our current laws and policies, and how democracy works now. Which begs the question: what does history tell us about democracy? Where did democracy start? What inspired and ignited an entire democratic system to govern societies? In order to understand today's democracy, we need to start from its earliest beginnings by understanding the works of the ancient philosophers who laid the foundations of democracy from the early days.

Even looking at the democracy around the world today, it's clear that there are degrees to which countries choose to adhere or stray from democratic ideals. Understanding where these ideals developed from and the development of democracy over time is essential to determining what endangers these ideals in the present.

In this book, you'll discover:

- The early years of democracy and the evolution of democracy through the ages

- Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle–Greek philosophers whose contributions to political theory helped to shape democracy as we now know it today

- The democratic ideas in Ancient Rome that helped design some of the foundations of modern governments

- How the Roman Republic created a legacy that continues to endure–and what we can learn from its downfall

- The roots of America’s democracy and democracy in America now

- Case studies–a comparison of democracies around the world today

- The rising threats to democracy jeopardizing the systems that have been in place in some form for centuries

And much more.

By understanding the principles behind Democracy and its evolution worldwide, we have a better chance of achieving "a government of the people, by the people, and for the people".