{"product_id":"on-politics-by-alan-ryan-9780140285185","title":"On Politics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe definitive history of political thought and the meaning of democracy, from their earliest origins to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a book about the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question: how should human beings best govern themselves?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost every modern government claims to be democratic; but is democracy really the best way of organising our political life? Can we manage our own affairs at all? Should we even try? In the west, do we actually live in democracies?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this extraordinary book, \u003cem\u003eOn Politics\u003c\/em\u003e, Alan Ryan engages with the great thinkers of the past to show us how vividly their ideas speak to us in today's uncertain world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48010603823340,"sku":"9780140285185","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780140285185-on-politics.jpg?v=1785153444","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/on-politics-by-alan-ryan-9780140285185","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}