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    • Spanish Edition – Vida y muerte de la democracia
    • Korean Edition 《민주주의의 삶과 죽음 대의 민주주의에서 파수꾼 민주주의로》
    • Chinese Edition 《生死民主》
    • Japanese Edition 『デモクラシーの生と死』
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  • Introduction
  • About the Book
    • About the Book
    • Odds and ends
    • Glossary
    • Synopsis in several languages
    • Reviews
    • Images from the book
  • Commentaries
  • Media
    • Interviews
  • Translations
    • Spanish Edition – Vida y muerte de la democracia
    • Korean Edition 《민주주의의 삶과 죽음 대의 민주주의에서 파수꾼 민주주의로》
    • Chinese Edition 《生死民主》
    • Japanese Edition 『デモクラシーの生と死』
    • Brazilian Edition – Vida e Morte da Democracia
    • Portuguese Edition – Vida e Morte da Democracia
    • Arabic Edition
  • John Keane

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'This book is an extraordinary achievement,
the culmination of a lifetime's work.'
 
– Anthony Giddens

'What a difference a book can make...
The width and depth of Keane's erudition are stunning.'
 
– David Aaronovitch

'During the era of dictatorship, in defence of our opposition,
John Keane wrote under the pen name of Erica Blair. In
the spirit of George Orwell, he showed bravery and solidarity,
the same qualities found in this book. I highly recommend it.'
 
– Adam Michnik

'It is a masterpiece of historical writing and at the same time
a major contribution to contemporary debate. This book will
have a long and influential life.'
 
– Ralf Dahrendorf

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ABOUT THE BOOK

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 posclick to see image – The colonnade verandah on the first floor of the Parliament House, New Delhies 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? Read more…




  • Glossary

    Origins of the Word ‘Democracy’

    Assembly Democracy | Representative Democracy

    Monitory Democracy | Contingency

    Hubris | Arcadian Law

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