The Origins of Democracy in Tribes, City-States and Nation-States

The book explores the dynamics of democracy and despotism across various societal structures, including tribes, city-states, and nation-states. It employs a theoretical framework that integrates Weberian, Aristotelian, evolutionary anthropological, and feminist perspectives within a comparative-historical context. Central to the analysis is the duality of human nature, examining how humans function both as instinctual beings and as conscious actors in shaping political systems.