An in-depth explanation of democracy in ancient Athens and the United States of America.

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0:00 - Intro
01:10 - The Origins of Greek Democracy
12:14 - Democracy in Athens
24:05 - The Premise of American Democracy
34:49 - Democracy in America
38:57 - Conclusion

Sources:

Pericles of Athens - Donald Kagan
The Classical Athenian Democracy - David Stockton
The Life of Greece - Will Durant
Athens on Trial - Jennifer Roberts
Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece - Raaflaub, Ober & Wallace
The Athenian Constitution - Unknown (probably a talented student under Aristotle)
Lives - Plutarch
Politics - Aristotle
The Peloponnesian War - Thucydides
Democracy - Paul Cartledge
Preface to Democratic Theory - Robert Dahl
On Democracy - Robert Dahl
Empire of Liberty - Gordon Wood
Founding Brothers - Joseph Ellis
The Radicalism of the American Revolution - Gordon Wood
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution - Bernard Bailyn
The Federalist - Hamilton, Madison & Jay
The Rise of American Democracy - Sean Wilentz
The Debates on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution - Jonathan Elliot

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