دانلود کتاب Forging Democracy: The History of the Left in Europe, 1850-2000

First of all, I should say that I am not part of 'the Left', whatever qualifies a person to be called by that epithet. However, unlike the reviewer who gave this book 1-star, I am willing to approach the facts in this book (as well as the opinion of the author) for what they are.

The reviewer who gave this book 1-star cautions that the reader "should not expect much balance in his [the writer's] writing." This criticism certainly applies to a greater extent to the reviewer, who is not reviewing the book, but his own disgust with 'the Left.'

With regard to the book, the author has an interesting thesies; he argues that the Left was crucial in forging modern democracy. To a large extent I was convinced, although I do not share all the author's observations. His facts, however, are hard to dispute.

If you are interested in the subject, you will not be disappointed by this book.