The Life and Death of Democracy

by John Keane

Book Overview

In the grand tradition of Paul Kennedy s The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers comes this provocative history of world democracy, which begins with the ancient Myceans and ends in our fractious present. Overturning long-cherished notions, John Keane poses challenging questions: Did democracy actually begin in ancient Greece or earlier in Mesopotamia? Do the American and British systems actually live up to their democratic ideals? Why is there a bad...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393058352
• ISBN13: 9780393058352
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 958 Pages
• Weight: 3.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"