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The Life and Death of Democracy by John Keane


The Life and Death of Democracy

John Keane


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The Life and Death of Democracy by John Keane
John Keane's The Life and Death of Democracy will inspire and shock its readers. Presenting the first grand history of democracy for well over a century, it poses along the way some tough and timely questions: can we really be sure that democracy had its origins in ancient Greece? How did democratic ideals and institutions come to have the shape they do today? Given all the recent fanfare about democracy promotion, why are many people now gripped by the feeling that a bad moon is rising over all the world's democracies? Do they indeed have a future? Or is perhaps democracy fated to melt away, along with our polar ice caps? The work of one of Britain's leading political writers, this is no mere antiquarian history. Stylishly written, this superb book confronts its readers with an entirely fresh and irreverent look at the past, present and future of democracy. It unearths the beginnings of such precious institutions and ideals as government by public assembly, votes for women, the secret ballot, trial by jury and press freedom.It tracks the changing, hotly disputed meanings of democracy and describes quite a few of the extraordinary characters, many of them long forgotten, who dedicated their lives to building or defending democracy. And it explains why democracy is still potentially the best form of government on earth -- and why democracies everywhere are sleepwalking their way into deep trouble.

About the Author

John Keane is Professor of Politics at the University of Westminster and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Among his books are DEMOCRACY AND SOCIETY (1988); TOM PAINE: A POLITICAL LIFE (1995); and VACLAV HAVEL: A POLITICAL TRAGEDY IN SIX ACTS (1999).
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800 pages

Author
John Keane

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster

Publication date
1st June 2009


ISBN
9780743231923
 



















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