{"product_id":"democracy","title":"Democracy","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAn epic, moving graphic novel set in ancient Athens about the birth and the rise of democracy – from the illustrator behind the bestselling Logicomix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough 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 talented, driven individuals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna, artists behind the international phenomenon Logicomix, together with writer Abraham Kawa deliver a graphic novel bursting with extraordinary characters and vibrant colour, one that offers fresh insight into how this greatest of civic inventions came to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42985863708752,"sku":"9781408820179B","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/democracy","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}