{"product_id":"democracy-9781408820179","title":"Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eAn epic, moving graphic novel set in ancient Athens about the birth and the rise of democracy  from the illustrator behind the bestselling \u003ci\u003eLogicomix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Impressive ... Simultaneously a standout historical examination and a compelling story''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's fun, it's heartbreaking, it's thought-provoking, and it's tragic  and it's absolutely one of the greatest graphic novels I expect to read all year''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ei09\u003c\/i\u003eIt is 490BC and Athens is at war. Leander, trying to rouse his comrades for the morrow's battle against a far mightier enemy, begins to recount the story of his own life. Having witnessed the evils of the old tyrannical regimes and the rise of a new political system, Leander tells a tale of danger, bravery and big ideas, of the death of gods and the tortuous birth of democracy.Through a series of breathtaking scenes, we see that democracy was forged from chance and historical contingency  but also through the cunning and cour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImpressive ... Simultaneously a standout historical examination and a compelling story * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eIt’s fun, it’s heartbreaking, it’s thought-provoking, and it’s tragic – and it’s absolutely one of the greatest graphic novels I expect to read all year * i09 *\u003cbr\u003eA colorful love letter to Greek history * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eProbably the best and certainly the most extraordinary graphic novel I have ever come across * Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times on LOGICOMIX *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLogicomix\u003c\/i\u003e is highly original, a rich and enthralling encounter with myth, maths, theatre and the giants of twentieth-century philosophy * Posy Simmonds on LOGICOMIX *\u003cbr\u003eAn extraordinary piece of work... Its great subject is the historical desire to make the world totally understandable by reason, and it itches us inside the debate * John Walsh, Independent on LOGICOMIX *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836866806103,"sku":"9781408820179","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408820179.jpg?v=1710384157","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/democracy-9781408820179","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}