{"product_id":"how-democracies-die-the-international-bestseller-what-history-reveals-about-our-future","title":"How Democracies Die","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow does a democracy die?\u003cbr\u003eWhat can we do to save our own?\u003cbr\u003eWhat lessons does history teach us?\u003cbr\u003eIn the twenty-first century democracy is threatened like never before.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing insightful lessons from across history - from Pinochet's murderous Chilean regime to Erdogan's quiet dismantling in Turkey - Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt explain why democracies fail, how leaders like Trump subvert them today and what each of us can do to protect our democratic rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Anyone who is concerned about the future of democracy should read this brisk, accessible book. Anyone who is not concerned should definitely read it' Daron Acemoglu, co-author of Why Nations Fail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A must-read' Andrew Marr, Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Provocative, timely. One of my favourite reads this year' Elif Shafak, author of The Bastard of Istanbul\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A lucid and essential guide to what can happen' Jennifer Szalai, New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRHD Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50321557782751,"sku":"9780241381359","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9780241381359.jpg?v=1782006650","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.co.nz\/products\/how-democracies-die-the-international-bestseller-what-history-reveals-about-our-future","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}