Democracy

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 talented, driven individuals.Alecos 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.

Product details

• Authors: Annie Di Donna, Abraham Kawa, Kawa Abraham, Alecos Papadatos, Alecos Kawa Papadatos, Papadatos Alecos
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.09.2015
• EAN: 9781408820179
• ISBN: 978-1-4088-2017-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 240 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Social & cultural history, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction / General, History: earliest times to present day