Power & The People. Five Lessons From The Birthplace Of Democracy

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Riverrun
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2019
Edition: First Edition

Description: 261 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Democracy was born in Athens. From its founding myths to its golden age and its chaotic downfall, its rich with lessons for our own times. Why did vital civil engagement and fair debate descend into paralysis and populism Can we compare Creon to Trump, Demokratia to the American Constitution or Demosthenes On the Crown to the Brexit campaign And how did a second referenda save the Athenians from a bloodthirsty decision With verve and acuity, the heroics and the critics of Athenian democracy are brought to bear on todays politics, revealing in all its glories and its flaws the system that still survives to execute the power of the people.

ISBN: 9781529402841