Books Authored or Edited by John Keane

 

The Life and Death of Democracy (June 2009)

Presenting the first grand history of democracy for well over a century, this book poses along the way some tough and timely question and confronts its readers with an entirely fresh and irreverent look at the past, present and future of democracy (read more here)

 

CIVIL SOCIETY: Berlin Perspectives
Edited by John Keane (2006)

At the moment, no other European city attracts so much fascination as the city of Berlin. (read more)

 

 

 

 

Violence  and Democracy (2004)

In this provocative book, John Keane calls for a fresh understanding of the vexed relationship between democracy and violence. (Read More)

 

 

 

 

Global Civil Society? (2003)

John Keane here traces the historical origins, present-day meanings and political potential of the idea of Global Civil Society. (Read More)

 

 

 

 

Whatever Happened to Democracy? (2002)

Just over a decade ago, talk of the global triumph of democracy beamed around the world... (Read More)

 

 

 

 

Vaclav Havel - A Political Tragedy in Six Acts (2000)

The unknown man behind the hero revered as one key figure of 20th Century history. (Read More)

 

 

 

Civil Society
Old Images, New Visions (1998)

In this book John Keane examines the various sources and phases of the world-wide popularization of the term 'civil society'. (Read More)

 

 

 

Tom Paine
A Political Life (1996)

Tracing the life of one of the most highly regarded political figures of his generation... (Read More)

 

 

 

The Media and Democracy (1991)

In this book, John Keane reconsiders the origins and subsequent patterns of development of the old European ideal of 'liberty of the press'. (Read More)

 

 

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