Democracy: Eleven Writers and Leaders on What It Is – and Why It Matters - Couverture souple

Atwood, Margaret; Beard, Professor Mary; Benner, Erica; Kallas, Kaja; Mittal, Aditi; Osmani, Vjosa; Raz, Adela; Shafak, Elif; Shoneyin, Lola; Yang, Yuan; Ypi, Lea

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1805223712 ISBN 13 : 9781805223719

Editeur : Profile Books Ltd, 2024

Synopsis

A WATERSTONES BEST POLITICS BOOK OF 2024

This is an exceptional moment for democracy.

In the year of elections, read Margaret Atwood, Mary Beard, Lea Ypi, Elif Shafak and more on what democracy means - and why it matters.

In 2024, nearly half the world will take part in a national election, with billions heading to the polls. It's a thrilling, unprecedented opportunity for change - yet democracy is also under threat.

Women are at the forefront of the fight for democratic rights, as well as being the most vulnerable when those rights disappear. Here, eleven extraordinary women - leaders, philosophers, historians, writers and activists - explore democracy's power to uplift our societies. Between its ancient origins and its modern challenges, they share a vision for a better future - one we can build together.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Margaret Atwood, whose work has been published in more than 45 countries, is the author of more than 50 works of fiction, poetry, critical essays and graphic novels, including The Handmaid's Tale, Cat's Eye and The MaddAddam Trilogy. Her latest novel, The Testaments, is a co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize. She is the recipient of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize and the PEN Centre USA Lifetime Achievement Award, among others. Her latest collection is Old Babes in the Wood.

Mary Beard is one of the most original and best-known classicists working today. She is Professor of Classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the Classics editor of the TLS. She is a fellow of the British Academy and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her books include the Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town (2008) and the best-selling SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (2015). Her popular TLS blog has been collected in the books It's a Don's Life and All in a Don's Day. Her latest book is Women & Power: A Manifesto (2017).

Erica Benner is a political philosopher and historian of ideas. She has taught at the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics and is the author of, among others, Really Existing Nationalisms, Be Like the Fox, and Adventures in Democracy. She currently teaches at the Hertie School for Governance in Berlin, LSE Ideas in London and for academic programmes in Sweden and China.

Kaja Kallas has been the Prime Minister of Estonia since 2021, the first woman to serve in the role. The leader of Estonia's Reform Party since 2018, she was a member of the European Parliament between 2014 and 2018. Before entering politics, she was a lawyer specialising in European competition law.

Aditi Mittal is a comedian, writer and actor. She has produced two stand-up specials for Netflix, 'Things They Wouldn't Let Me Say' and 'Girl Meets Mic', and her third special, 'Mother of Invention' is available on Amazon Prime. She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, the UK Melbourne Comedy Festival and at the Soho Theatre in London.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

This is an exceptional moment for democracy.

In the year of elections, read Margaret Atwood, Mary Beard, Lea Ypi, Elif Shafak and more on what democracy means - and why it matters.

In 2024, nearly half the world will take part in a national election, with billions heading to the polls. It's a thrilling, unprecedented opportunity for change - yet democracy is also under threat.

Women are at the forefront of the fight for democratic rights, as well as being the most vulnerable when those rights disa

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Profile Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1805223712
• ISBN 13: 9781805223719
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible