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DEMOCRACY

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Description for DEMOCRACY Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: FXZ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 608.
It 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 courage of a group of highly ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408820179
SKU
9781408820179
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99-1

About Alecos Papadatos
Alecos Papadatos worked as an animator, animation director and storyboarder for major European animation production companies from 1984 to 1994. In 1990, his love for drawing led him to the print media and he now writes and draws comics for two Greek newspapers. He spent 2003 to 2008 drawing the graphic novel Logicomix, which went on to become an international ... Read more

Reviews for DEMOCRACY
Impressive ... Simultaneously a standout historical examination and a compelling story
Booklist
It'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
A colorful love letter to Greek history
Kirkus
Probably the best and certainly the most extraordinary ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for DEMOCRACY


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