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Democracy: The Long Revolution

Democracy: The Long Revolution

by David Powell ; Tony Benn (Author)

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    Hardcover 2007

    $81.65
Synopsis

This accessible yet authoritative collection of essays chronicles the history of dissent in the British Isles, from Magna Carta to the present day. The contributors - all specialists in their field - cover such milestones as the age of revolution, industrialisation and the foundation of the Labour Party. Tony Benn contributes a powerful, final extended chapter arguing that we are light years away from being a true democracy.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 216
 Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published: 29 May 2007
ISBN 10: 0826486762
ISBN 13: 9780826486769

Media Reviews
Britain is the traditional land of dissent, of dissent not only in its religious connotation but of dissent itself. John Strachey
Author Bio
David Powell is a former journalist and prolific writer who has worked for Reuters and BBC Radio 4. His documentary Faces in a Crowd won a Grand Prix award at the Venice Film Festival. Tony Benn, born in London in 1925, is a former cabinet minister and Chairman of the Labour Party. He served as an MP for over fifty years and is the author of fifteen books, including his published diaries covering the period 1940-2001.