{"product_id":"9781786076274-can-democracy-work","title":"Can Democracy Work?","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs democracy a force for good or something much more dangerous?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemocracy today is widely regarded as an ideal form of government. Yet in practice it sometimes seems a sham, a political puppet show in which hidden elites pull all the strings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs trust in elected representatives around the world plunges, it is no wonder that democratic revolts have erupted – from Cairo to Kiev and beyond – in an effort to ‘take back control’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this urgent and lively history, James Miller reminds us that democracy has always generated tensions and contradictions. Through philosophical debates and violent uprisings, it has been contested, corrupted, and refined. In different times and different places – from ancient Athens to revolutionary France to post-war America – its meaning has shifted in surprising ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor over two thousand years, the world has experimented with democracy. But can it really work – especially in complex modern societies?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450824995190,"sku":"9781786076274","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28464426.jpg?v=1760454032","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781786076274-can-democracy-work","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}