Opis: Adventures in democracy wer. angielska - Erica Benner

‘There’s no simple way to measure how strong a democracy is, or how weak.’Democracy is a living, breathing thing and Erica Benner has spent a lifetime thinking about the role ordinary citizens play in keeping it alive: from her childhood in post-war Japan, where democracy was imposed on a defeated country, to working in post-communist Poland, with its sudden gaps of wealth and security. This book draws on her experiences and the deep history of self-ruling peoples – going back to ancient Greece, the French revolution and Renaissance Florence – to rethink some of the toughest questions that we face today.What do democratic ideals of equality mean in a world obsessed with competition, wealth, and greatness? How can we hold the powerful to account? Can we find enough common ground to keep sharing democratic power in the future? Challenging well-worn myths of heroic triumph over tyranny, Benner reveals the inescapable vulnerabilities of people power, inviting us to consider why democracy is worth fighting for and the role each of us must play.

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Szczegóły: Adventures in democracy wer. angielska - Erica Benner

Nazwa: Adventures in democracy wer. angielska
Autor: Erica Benner
Wydawnictwo: Penguin Books
Kod paskowy: 9781802061444
Ilość stron: 32
Format: 197 x 128 x 13
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.17 kg

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