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52 A New Theory of Democracy's Origins (It Wasn't Greece) w/ David Stasavage

Ancient Greece Declassified by Dr. Lantern Jack

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This time we're taking a little break from Greece to explore the broader history of democracy. Was democracy really a Greek invention? Historian David Stasavage, author of The Decline and Rise of Democracy , thinks it wa...

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