Demagogues and Despots
Democracies on the brink
$35.35
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2026
Summary
Democracy and despotism live closer together than you’d expect. Acclaimed political thinker John Keane reveals why that should alarm us all.
We live in troubled times, marked by a sinister trend gaining the upper hand everywhere: the triumph of despotism not only in countries like Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia, but also in states run by popularly elected demagogues Orbn and Erdoan, Netanyahu and Trump.
John Keane shows why this new despotism defies the laws of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761170881 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761170880 |
| Author: | John Keane |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Imprint: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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About The Author
John Keane
John Keane is Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney and is renowned globally for his creative thinking about politics, history, media and democracy. His books include The Shortest History of Democracy, The Life and Death of Democracy, the bestselling Tom Paine: A political life, and the acclaimed biography Vclav Havel.
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