Pre-Order The Shortest History of Democracy Discount war Anna Krien investigates the world

Anna Krien investigates the world we have made and the complexity of the choices we face

or will the demagogues and despots win

Now the rise of China as an economic powerhouse challenges US dominance and raises questions for Australia that go well beyond diplomacy and trade – questions about our place in the world

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Pre-Order The Shortest History of Democracy Discount war Anna Krien investigates the worldFrom its beginnings in Syria Mesopotamia and not Athens to its role in fomenting revolutionary fervour in France and America, democracy has subverted fixed ways of deciding who should enjoy power and privilege, and why. For democracy encourages people to do something radical: to come together as equals, to determine their own lives and futures. In this vigorous, illuminating history, acclaimed political thinker John Keane traces its byzantine history,