Considered the foremost scholar on democratic theory and its applications, Dahl offers a concise and eloquent summary of the major issues in democratic thought. As noted by G. John Ikenberry in Foreign Affairs, "Every person who considers themselves democratic should read this book," according to the Virginia Quarterly Review. They have their democracies and we have ours. This concept, which has preoccupied and ignited the world, continues to do so, as evidenced by the ongoing attempts in the Arab world to implement and contain it. Where did this democracy originate? And how? What about its evolution from monarchy and hereditary aristocracy and minority rule to military regimes (Latin America) and dictatorship, leading to both original and modern democratic systems? What are the ways to spread it? What are its institutions? And what distinguishes a democratic system from a non-democratic one? Has half of the second century passed without democracy? What about its presence in the Soviet Union and after its breakdown, and the demise of Nazism and Fascism? Who, other than religious laws and decrees, has stood in the way of democracy and limited it? Legitimate questions posed by the author, drawing the reader to ponder them in depth or respond to them.

Publishing house: Dar Al-Matbouat for Distribution and Publishing

Number of Pages: 260

Year of publication: 2014