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

Ancient Greece Declassified

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Ancient Greece Declassified by David's to Savage

David's to Savage is the Dean for Social Sciences and a Professor of Political Science at NYU. The author collects and presents evidence for many pre-modern, non-European democracies. He argues that democracy has been around since time immemorial. David's to Savage: When did you first start to question the traditional narrative that democracy began in ancient Greece?

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