{"product_id":"the-wounded-roar-ansumana-a-kosha-9781967623693","title":"The Wounded Roar: Rethinking Western Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if democracy was never the liberating force we were told it was?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Wounded Roar: Rethinking Western Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e dismantles the myth of democracy as the world's universal gift. With piercing clarity, Ansumana A. Kosha traces democracy's origins in Athens, Rome, and the Enlightenment, revealing how freedom for some was built on slavery, empire, and exclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican experiment written in invisible ink\u003c\/strong\u003e to the French Revolution that ignored Haiti, from the IMF's economic chains to the proxy wars fought in democracy's name, Kosha exposes how democracy has too often been less about liberty-and more about control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten from a \u003cstrong\u003ePan-African, Global South perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e, this book amplifies the voices of those long silenced by empire. It is both a critique and a call: to unlearn the myths we've inherited, and to imagine a democracy rooted in dignity, sovereignty, and truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e If you are ready to question what's been sold as \"freedom,\" and to listen to the voices rising beyond the roar of empire, then this book is your guide. \u003cem\u003eThe Wounded Roar\u003c\/em\u003e is not the end of democracy-but the beginning of something more human, more just, and freer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ansumana A. Kosha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1967623694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967623693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kinetic Digital Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Ansumana A. Kosha","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442993737983,"sku":"9781967623693","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df0b472f-e5bc-40c9-80e8-0cc800d4612e.jpg?v=1777201137","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wounded-roar-ansumana-a-kosha-9781967623693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}