A fascinating and erudite history of the world's democracies - past and present - and the people who fought to bring democracy about.
Roger Osborne's work has provided a range of innovative insights into our views of the past, and how they inform the present. His previous books include The Floating Egg- Episodes in the Making of Geology, The Deprat Affair- Ambition, Revenge and Deceit in French Indo-China, The Dreamer of the Calle San Salvador- Visions of Sedition and Sacrilege in Sixteenth-Century Spain, Civilization- A New History of the Western World and Of The People, By The People, A New History of Democracy.Roger Osborne is also a professional playwright. His plays include The Art Of Persuasion, first performed in 2011 and Laughton, staged in 2013 He lives in Scarborough.
A thoughtful and thought-provoking study
*Good Book Guide*
Enjoyable and pacy
*Literary Review*
There is much to admire in this book ...to retell the history of
democracy so vividly is no mean feat. His work serves as an
important reminder that the price of democratic freedom is eternal
vigilance
*BBC History Magazine*
Includes all democracies - past and present, questioning our views,
how they came about, and who fought for the cause and why
*Bookseller*
He writes lucid, accurate prose that carries heavy freights of
information lightly
*Independent on Sunday*
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