{"product_id":"democracy-against-itself-mark-chou-9781399565646","title":"Democracy Against Itself: Sustaining an Unsustainable Idea","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy do some democracies self-destruct? Using the collapse of democracy in ancient Athens and the Weimar Republic, as well as the uncertain fate of democratic rule in the United States and China today as illustrative examples, Mark Chou examines the conditions and characteristics of democracy that make it prone to self-destruct. In drawing out the political lessons from these past collapses, he explains how a democracy can, simply by being democratic, sow the seeds of its own destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Chou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399565648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399565646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Mark Chou","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520209629439,"sku":"9781399565646","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e75b3e6f-3e2a-4226-a4a2-4b875d502302.jpg?v=1778741390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democracy-against-itself-mark-chou-9781399565646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}