{"product_id":"9780241381359-how-democracies-die","title":"How Democracies Die","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat History Reveals About Our Future\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The most important book of the Trump era'\u003c\/b\u003e The Economist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow does a democracy die?\u003cbr\u003e What can we do to save our own?\u003cbr\u003e What lessons does history teach us?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the 21st century democracy is threatened like never before. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing insightful lessons from across history - from Pinochet's murderous Chilean regime to Erdogan's quiet dismantling in Turkey - Levitsky and Ziblatt explain why democracies fail, how leaders like Trump subvert them today and what each of us can do to protect our democratic rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'This book looks to history to provide a guide for defending democratic norms when they are under threat, and finds that it is possible to fight back.' \u003c\/b\u003eDavid Runciman \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A useful primer on the importance of norms, institutional restraints and civic participation in maintaining a democracy - and how quickly those things can erode when we're not paying attention' \u003c\/b\u003ePresident Barack Obama\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A must-read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Marr, Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The greatest of the many merits of Levitsky and Ziblatt's \u003ci\u003eHow Democracies Die\u003c\/i\u003e is their rejection of western exceptionalism. They tell inspiring stories I had not heard before' \u003c\/b\u003eNick Cohen, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Provocative, timely. One of my favourite reads this year' \u003c\/b\u003eElif Shafak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Anyone who is concerned about the future of democracy should read this brisk, accessible book. Anyone who is \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e concerned should definitely read it' \u003c\/b\u003eDaron Acemoglu, co-author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Nations Fail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31641633620065,"sku":"9780241381359","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32332306.jpg?v=1737186037","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241381359-how-democracies-die","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}