The Decline and Rise of DemocracyOne of BBC History Magazine's Best Books of 2020 Historical accounts of democracy's rise tend to focus on ancient Greece and pre Renaissance Europe. The Decline and Rise of Democracy draws from global evidence to show that the story is much richerdemocratic practices were present in many places, at many other times, from the Americas before European conquest, to ancient Mesopotamia, to precolonial Africa. Delving into the prevalence of early democracy