This is an accessible and engaging volume, composed of twenty-five essays on key terms for discussing democracy. Written by a diverse group of leading intellectuals in history, literature, religious studies, political philosophy, rhetoric, and other disciplines, it’s perfect for classroom teaching, professional development in K-12 civics education, and community reading groups!
PRAISE
“Engaging…conversational…tangible and accessible for readers.”
–Politics is Everything Podcast, UVA Center for Politics
“Very helpful for anyone who wants to understand democracy better…especially useful for general readers, students, and teachers who think that by studying the past we can better understand the present. That’s because Democracies in America tries to bridge the gap between two historical moments when democracy was and is in grave danger: the long 19th century and the early 21st century.”
—LA Review of Books
GREGORY LASKI 