Tag: Democracy

Free Download Athenian Democracy: An Experiment for the Ages by The Great Courses, Professor Robert Garland University College London
English | 2018 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B07CZ3BPTV | Format: M4B / Bitrate: 32 Kbps / 12 hours and 40 minutes + PDF | 184 Mb
Roughly 2,500 years ago, the Athenian people established a radical democracy in which power derived from the votes of everyday citizens. At a time when local governments ranged from oligarchy to tyranny, the elite classes of Athens gradually ceded power to the inexperienced masses, whose votes served as referendums for everything from taxation to war to welfare. The sequence of events that led to this development is astonishing, and the society that flourished under Athenian democracy is one of the greatest – even if greatly flawed – achievements in world history.
Today, when the foundations of our own democracy are under greater and greater scrutiny, the Athenian experiment in citizen rule offers a powerful object lesson in national politics. How did the Athenian system of democracy work? What were its strengths and weaknesses? And how does it compare to democracy in our world today? Athenian Democracy: An Experiment for the Ages answers these questions and more with 24 captivating lectures. Professor Robert Garland of Colgate University takes us back to ancient Greece and unpacks the development and workings of Athenian democracy. You’ll witness the story of history through the lens of Athenian government, going inside the assemblies and courts to find out how democracy worked – and where it came up short.

Free Download 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler’s Putsch (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BV4SW35S | 2023 | 14 hours and 8 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 378 MB
Author: Mark William Jones
Narrator: Matt Addis
How Germany’s fledgling democracy nearly collapsed in 1923-and how pro-democracy forces fought back. In 1923, the Weimar Republic faced a series of crises, including foreign occupation of its industrial heartland, rampant inflation, radical violence, and finally Hitler’s infamous "beer hall putsch." Fanning the flames of anti-government and anti-Semitic sentiment, the Nazis tried to violently seize power in Munich, only failing after they were abandoned by like-minded conservatives.

Free Download Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BWSL77RL | 2023 | 8 hours and 49 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 254 MB
Author: Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt
Narrator: Fred Sanders
A call to reform our antiquated political institutions before it’s too late-from the New York Times bestselling authors. America is undergoing a massive experiment: It is moving, in fits and starts, toward a multiracial democracy, something few societies have ever done. But the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the very foundations of our political system. Why is democracy under assault here, and not in other wealthy, diversifying nations? And what can we do to save it? With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, a global bestseller, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent framework for understanding these volatile times. They draw on a wealth of examples-from 1930s France to present-day Thailand-to explain why and how political parties turn against democracy.

Free Download Too Dumb for Democracy?: Why We Make Bad Political Decisions and How We Can Make Better Ones (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CBVZQDBH | 2023 | 9 hours and 28 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 272 MB
Author: David Moscrop
Narrator: David Moscrop
David Moscrop asks why we make irrational political decisions and whether our Stone-Age brains can process democracy in the information age. In this accessible and compelling investigation narrated by the author, Moscrop explains what’s going wrong in today’s political landscape and how individuals, societies, and institutions can work together to set things right.